Liberia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Multilateral debt service
Multilateral debt service over time
- Liberia
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 91.7% against 21.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 70.5%.
That makes Liberia's figure about 4.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
Liberia ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 8th of 123 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 5 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.2% | 13.2% | 1.0% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 54.6% | 19.1% | 35.5% | Liberia |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 36.1% | 63.9% | Liberia |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 19.9% | 80.1% | Liberia |
| 2010s | 70.8% | 13.5% | 57.3% | Liberia |
| 2020s | 87.0% | 18.0% | 69.0% | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher multilateral debt service, Liberia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Liberia, at 91.7% against 21.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in multilateral debt service between Liberia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 70.5%, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Liberia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for multilateral debt service?
- Liberia ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 8th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt service). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Multilateral debt service is the repayment of principal and interest to the World Bank, regional development banks, and other multilateral agencies. public and publicly guaranteed debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term obligations of public debtors and long-term private obligations guaranteed by a public entity.