Egypt vs Sub-Saharan Africa: LT Principal due per balance of payments account

Egypt
2.71 billion BoP, current US$
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa
5.64 billion BoP, current US$
in 2011
Egypt rank
2nd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
3rd

LT Principal due per balance of payments account over time

  • Egypt
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
05.0B10.0B15.0B196919902011

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 5.64 billion BoP, current US$ against 2.71 billion BoP, current US$ in Egypt, a difference of 2.93 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 2.1 times Egypt's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd of 32 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 988.16 million BoP, current US$ 3.88 billion BoP, current US$ 2.89 billion BoP, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 1.80 billion BoP, current US$ 7.84 billion BoP, current US$ 6.03 billion BoP, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 2.28 billion BoP, current US$ 4.43 billion BoP, current US$ 2.16 billion BoP, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lt principal due per balance of payments account, Egypt or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 5.64 billion BoP, current US$ against 2.71 billion BoP, current US$ in Egypt as of 2011.
What is the difference in lt principal due per balance of payments account between Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa?
2.93 billion BoP, current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa?
21 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2011.
How do Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for lt principal due per balance of payments account?
Egypt ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd of 32 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as LT Principal due per balance of payments account (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
LT Principal due per balance of payments account (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
38 places, 808 data points, 1969–2011
Last refreshed

Memorandum item - repayments due on outstanding debts. Data are in current U.S. dollars.