Maldives vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Public and publicly guaranteed debt service
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service over time
- Maldives
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 6.8% against 2.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 4.1%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 2.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
Maldives ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 4th of 123 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 4 and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2% | 2.0% | 1.8% | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 1990s | 3.4% | 2.6% | 0.8% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 1.8% | 0.7% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 1.4% | 2.5% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 2.3% | 7.4% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public and publicly guaranteed debt service, Maldives or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Maldives, at 6.8% against 2.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in public and publicly guaranteed debt service between Maldives and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 4.1%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for public and publicly guaranteed debt service?
- Maldives ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.
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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.