Maldives vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): PPG, official creditors (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP

Maldives
0.0863 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.01 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Maldives rank
3rd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
3rd

PPG, official creditors (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP over time

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

Maldives currently reports 0.0863 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.01 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0763 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Maldives's figure about 8.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Maldives ahead.

Maldives ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 122 countries.

Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0809 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0126 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0682 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP Maldives
1980s 0.0889 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0149 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP 0.074 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP Maldives
1990s 0.0308 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0073 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0236 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP Maldives
2000s 0.0173 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0024 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP 0.015 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP Maldives
2010s 0.0246 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0092 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0154 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP Maldives
2020s 0.0533 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0086 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0447 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ppg, official creditors (nfl, us$), per unit of gdp, Maldives or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Maldives, at 0.0863 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.01 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in ppg, official creditors (nfl, us$), per unit of gdp between Maldives and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
0.0763 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Maldives and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for ppg, official creditors (nfl, us$), per unit of gdp?
Maldives ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as PPG, official creditors (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
PPG, official creditors (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
134 places, 6,250 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

PPG, official creditors (NFL, US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.