South Africa vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Interest payments, PPG and PNG Private creditors

South Africa
3.38 billion current US$
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1.97 billion current US$
in 2007
South Africa rank
1st
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
2nd

Interest payments, PPG and PNG Private creditors over time

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

South Africa currently reports 3.38 billion current US$ against 1.97 billion current US$ in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 1.41 billion current US$.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

South Africa ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 2nd of 50 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 826.28 million current US$ 1.82 billion current US$ 992.80 million current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 1.10 billion current US$ 1.49 billion current US$ 391.18 million current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher interest payments, ppg and png private creditors, South Africa or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
South Africa, at 3.38 billion current US$ against 1.97 billion current US$ in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2011.
What is the difference in interest payments, ppg and png private creditors between South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
1.41 billion current US$, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
14 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2007.
How do South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for interest payments, ppg and png private creditors?
South Africa ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 2nd of 50 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank, Global Development Finance, published as Interest payments, PPG and PNG Private creditors (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Interest payments, PPG and PNG Private creditors (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank, Global Development Finance
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
55 places, 2,181 data points, 1970–2011
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Public and publicly guaranteed debt from private creditors include bonds that are either publicly issued or privately placed; commercial bank loans from private banks and other private financial institutions; and other private credits from manufacturers, exporters, and other suppliers of goods, and bank credits covered by a guarantee of an export credit agency. Interest payments (LINT) are actual amounts of interest paid in currency, goods, or services in the year specified.  Private nonguaranteed external debt is an external obligation of a private debtor that is not guaranteed for repayment by a public entity. Interest payments (LINT) are actual amounts of interest paid in currency, goods, or services in the year specified. Long-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year and that is owed to nonresidents and repayable in currency, goods, or services.