Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs Suriname: External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD)

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.2666 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Suriname
0.692 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
2nd
Suriname rank
4th

External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Suriname currently reports 0.692 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2666 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.4254 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Suriname's figure about 2.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 2nd and Suriname ranks 4th of 12 groups.

Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Suriname Difference Ahead
2010s 0.2028 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.403 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2002 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Suriname
2020s 0.2314 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6588 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4273 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod), Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Suriname?
Suriname, at 0.692 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2666 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Suriname?
0.4254 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Suriname?
9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Suriname rank globally for external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 2nd and Suriname ranks 4th of 12 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
134 places, 6,289 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.