South Africa vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): PPG, private creditors (NFL, US$), gaps filled

South Africa
6.52 billion NFL, US$
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
16.12 billion NFL, US$
in 2024
South Africa rank
6th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
8th

PPG, private creditors (NFL, US$), gaps filled over time

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

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 16.12 billion NFL, US$ against 6.52 billion NFL, US$ in South Africa, a difference of 9.60 billion NFL, US$.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 2.5 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 8th of 119 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 2.26 billion NFL, US$ 1.89 billion NFL, US$ 372.07 million NFL, US$ South Africa
2000s 621.65 million NFL, US$ 1.05 billion NFL, US$ 423.62 million NFL, US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 7.00 billion NFL, US$ 16.53 billion NFL, US$ 9.53 billion NFL, US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2020s -2.02 billion NFL, US$ 4.72 billion NFL, US$ 6.73 billion NFL, US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ppg, private creditors (nfl, us$), gaps filled, South Africa or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 16.12 billion NFL, US$ against 6.52 billion NFL, US$ in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in ppg, private creditors (nfl, us$), gaps filled between South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
9.60 billion NFL, US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
How do South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for ppg, private creditors (nfl, us$), gaps filled?
South Africa ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 8th of 119 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as PPG, private creditors (NFL, US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
PPG, private creditors (NFL, US$), gaps filled
Unit
NFL, US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
131 places, 5,581 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

PPG, private creditors (NFL, US$) with 100 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.