Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs Zimbabwe: Total stock of arrears (principal and interest payments)

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
8.73 billion current US$
in 2006
Zimbabwe
2.43 billion current US$
in 2005
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
2nd
Zimbabwe rank
3rd

Total stock of arrears (principal and interest payments) over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
  • Zimbabwe
010.0B20.0B30.0B196519852006

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 8.73 billion current US$ against 2.43 billion current US$ in Zimbabwe, a difference of 6.29 billion current US$.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 3.6 times Zimbabwe's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 2nd and Zimbabwe ranks 3rd of 5 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1970s 286.87 million current US$ 9.19 million current US$ 277.68 million current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 4.26 billion current US$ 1.47 million current US$ 4.26 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 26.58 billion current US$ 10.90 million current US$ 26.57 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 18.46 billion current US$ 1.51 billion current US$ 16.95 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total stock of arrears (principal and interest payments), Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Zimbabwe?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 8.73 billion current US$ against 2.43 billion current US$ in Zimbabwe as of 2006.
What is the difference in total stock of arrears (principal and interest payments) between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Zimbabwe?
6.29 billion current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Zimbabwe?
36 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2005.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Zimbabwe rank globally for total stock of arrears (principal and interest payments)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 2nd and Zimbabwe ranks 3rd of 5 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank, Global Development Finance, published as Total stock of arrears (principal and interest payments) (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total stock of arrears (principal and interest payments) (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank, Global Development Finance
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 971 data points, 1965–2006
Last refreshed

Principal and interest payments due but not paid.