Egypt vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Public and publicly guaranteed debt service
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service over time
- Egypt
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 6.5% against 2.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 3.8%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 2.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th of 123 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.6% | 2.0% | 1.7% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 0.1% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.8% | 0.3% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.4% | 0.4% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 2.3% | 1.9% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public and publicly guaranteed debt service, Egypt or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Egypt, at 6.5% against 2.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in public and publicly guaranteed debt service between Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 3.8%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for public and publicly guaranteed debt service?
- Egypt ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of GNI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service to gross national 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. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad.