Sri Lanka vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): PPG, other private creditors

Sri Lanka
0 NFL, current US$
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
-464.42 million NFL, current US$
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
13th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
11th

PPG, other private creditors over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
-2.0B02.0B4.0B197019972024

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0 NFL, current US$ against -464.42 million NFL, current US$ in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 464.42 million NFL, current US$.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 13th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 11th of 113 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s -293,600 NFL, current US$ 552.22 million NFL, current US$ 552.52 million NFL, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 26.26 million NFL, current US$ 1.50 billion NFL, current US$ 1.48 billion NFL, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 9.68 million NFL, current US$ 158.96 million NFL, current US$ 149.28 million NFL, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s -16.08 million NFL, current US$ -290.17 million NFL, current US$ 274.09 million NFL, current US$ Sri Lanka
2010s -1.63 million NFL, current US$ 613.79 million NFL, current US$ 615.42 million NFL, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2020s -7.54 million NFL, current US$ -772.04 million NFL, current US$ 764.50 million NFL, current US$ Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ppg, other private creditors, Sri Lanka or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sri Lanka, at 0 NFL, current US$ against -464.42 million NFL, current US$ in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in ppg, other private creditors between Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
464.42 million NFL, current US$, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for ppg, other private creditors?
Sri Lanka ranks 13th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 11th of 113 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as PPG, other private creditors (NFL, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
PPG, other private creditors (NFL, current US$)
Unit
NFL, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
125 places, 4,651 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Public and publicly guaranteed other private credits from manufacturers, exporters, and other suppliers of goods, and bank credits covered by a guarantee of an export credit agency. Net flows (or net lending or net disbursements) received by the borrower during the year are disbursements minus principal repayments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.