Egypt vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): External debt stocks, short-term
External debt stocks, short-term over time
- Egypt
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 123.26 billion DOD, current US$ against 31.00 billion DOD, current US$ in Egypt, a difference of 92.27 billion DOD, current US$.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 4.0 times Egypt's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 122 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.66 billion DOD, current US$ | 3.58 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.92 billion DOD, current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 5.82 billion DOD, current US$ | 13.77 billion DOD, current US$ | 7.95 billion DOD, current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 3.03 billion DOD, current US$ | 33.78 billion DOD, current US$ | 30.76 billion DOD, current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 2.31 billion DOD, current US$ | 43.62 billion DOD, current US$ | 41.31 billion DOD, current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 6.81 billion DOD, current US$ | 87.58 billion DOD, current US$ | 80.77 billion DOD, current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 23.11 billion DOD, current US$ | 112.48 billion DOD, current US$ | 89.37 billion DOD, current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term, Egypt or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 123.26 billion DOD, current US$ against 31.00 billion DOD, current US$ in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term between Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 92.27 billion DOD, current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term?
- Egypt ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Short-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original maturity of one year or less. Available data permit no distinction between public and private nonguaranteed short-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.