China vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): PPG, IBRD (DOD, current US$)
PPG, IBRD (DOD, current US$) over time
- China
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 16.85 billion DOD, current US$ against 14.10 billion DOD, current US$ in China, a difference of 2.74 billion DOD, current US$.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 1.2 times China's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
China ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 10th of 95 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 792.14 million DOD, current US$ | 5.83 billion DOD, current US$ | 5.03 billion DOD, current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 6.37 billion DOD, current US$ | 7.13 billion DOD, current US$ | 759.96 million DOD, current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 11.51 billion DOD, current US$ | 2.15 billion DOD, current US$ | 9.37 billion DOD, current US$ | China |
| 2010s | 13.42 billion DOD, current US$ | 3.16 billion DOD, current US$ | 10.26 billion DOD, current US$ | China |
| 2020s | 15.24 billion DOD, current US$ | 10.61 billion DOD, current US$ | 4.63 billion DOD, current US$ | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ppg, ibrd, China or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 16.85 billion DOD, current US$ against 14.10 billion DOD, current US$ in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in ppg, ibrd between China and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 2.74 billion DOD, current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do China and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for ppg, ibrd?
- China ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 10th of 95 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as PPG, IBRD (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Public and publicly guaranteed debt outstanding from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) is nonconcessional. Nonconcessional debt excludes loans with an original grant element of 35 percent or more. Data are in current U.S. dollars.