Africa Eastern and Southern vs Tonga: Public and publicly guaranteed debt service

Africa Eastern and Southern
9.4%
in 2024
Tonga
24.6%
in 2024
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
5th
Tonga rank
7th

Public and publicly guaranteed debt service over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Tonga
510152025198520042024

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 24.6% against 9.4% in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 15.2%.

That makes Tonga's figure about 2.6 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 5th and Tonga ranks 7th of 32 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Africa Eastern and Southern averaged higher in 2 and Tonga in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Tonga Difference Ahead
1990s 7.1% 6.9% 0.2% Africa Eastern and Southern
2000s 5.9% 8.5% 2.6% Tonga
2010s 7.2% 6.1% 1.1% Africa Eastern and Southern
2020s 10.1% 11.8% 1.7% Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public and publicly guaranteed debt service, Africa Eastern and Southern or Tonga?
Tonga, at 24.6% against 9.4% in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2024.
What is the difference in public and publicly guaranteed debt service between Africa Eastern and Southern and Tonga?
15.2%, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Tonga?
25 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Tonga rank globally for public and publicly guaranteed debt service?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 5th and Tonga ranks 7th of 32 groups.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income)
Unit
% of exports of goods, services and primary income
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
152 places, 5,881 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Public and publicly guaranteed debt service to exports of goods, services, and income. 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. Exports of goods, services and primary income is the sum of goods (merchandise) exports, exports of (nonfactor) services and income (factor) receipts.