Debt outstanding and disbursed, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Debt outstanding and disbursed, Long-term debt including IMF credit was 288.64 billion DOD, current US$ in 2007. ◆ Volatile
Debt outstanding and disbursed, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1970–2007
Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in DOD, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 288.64 billion DOD, current US$, measured in 2007.
The figure is up 13.2% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 395.77 billion DOD, current US$ in 2004 and was at its lowest, 12.12 billion DOD, current US$, in 1970.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Debt outstanding and disbursed, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 12.12 billion DOD, current US$ | — |
| 1971 | 15.54 billion DOD, current US$ | +28.3% |
| 1972 | 17.65 billion DOD, current US$ | +13.6% |
| 1973 | 22.61 billion DOD, current US$ | +28.1% |
| 1974 | 28.05 billion DOD, current US$ | +24.0% |
| 1975 | 32.98 billion DOD, current US$ | +17.6% |
| 1976 | 37.33 billion DOD, current US$ | +13.2% |
| 1977 | 47.43 billion DOD, current US$ | +27.1% |
| 1978 | 61.42 billion DOD, current US$ | +29.5% |
| 1979 | 74.38 billion DOD, current US$ | +21.1% |
| 1980 | 92.79 billion DOD, current US$ | +24.8% |
| 1981 | 104.26 billion DOD, current US$ | +12.4% |
| 1982 | 119.80 billion DOD, current US$ | +14.9% |
| 1983 | 132.65 billion DOD, current US$ | +10.7% |
| 1984 | 136.87 billion DOD, current US$ | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 160.58 billion DOD, current US$ | +17.3% |
| 1986 | 194.22 billion DOD, current US$ | +20.9% |
| 1987 | 243.64 billion DOD, current US$ | +25.4% |
| 1988 | 245.56 billion DOD, current US$ | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 268.42 billion DOD, current US$ | +9.3% |
| 1990 | 298.54 billion DOD, current US$ | +11.2% |
| 1991 | 308.77 billion DOD, current US$ | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 300.99 billion DOD, current US$ | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 305.79 billion DOD, current US$ | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 356.45 billion DOD, current US$ | +16.6% |
| 1995 | 374.10 billion DOD, current US$ | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 361.96 billion DOD, current US$ | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 345.59 billion DOD, current US$ | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 357.87 billion DOD, current US$ | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 334.20 billion DOD, current US$ | -6.6% |
| 2000 | 346.19 billion DOD, current US$ | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 332.38 billion DOD, current US$ | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 354.09 billion DOD, current US$ | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 385.37 billion DOD, current US$ | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 395.77 billion DOD, current US$ | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 356.89 billion DOD, current US$ | -9.8% |
| 2006 | 254.99 billion DOD, current US$ | -28.6% |
| 2007 | 288.64 billion DOD, current US$ | +13.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34.95 billion DOD, current US$ | 12.12 billion DOD, current US$ | 74.38 billion DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 169.88 billion DOD, current US$ | 92.79 billion DOD, current US$ | 268.42 billion DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 334.43 billion DOD, current US$ | 298.54 billion DOD, current US$ | 374.10 billion DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 339.29 billion DOD, current US$ | 254.99 billion DOD, current US$ | 395.77 billion DOD, current US$ | 8 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
More external debt data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 590.20 million NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0.4576 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0.0003 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 34.76 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 2.7% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA 11.51 billion NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 8.92 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0058 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD 3.82 billion NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 8.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 288.64 billion DOD, current US$ in 2007, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance.
- What is the highest debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 395.77 billion DOD, current US$ in 2004.
- What is the lowest debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.12 billion DOD, current US$ in 1970.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 2nd out of 5 groups with data for 2007.
- Is debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Global Development Finance, published as part of Debt outstanding and disbursed, Long-term debt including IMF credit (DOD, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Long-term debt is debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year. It has three components: public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Use of IMF credit denotes repurchase obligations to the IMF for all uses of IMF resources (excluding those resulting from drawings on the reserve tranche). These obligations, shown for the end of the year specified, comprise purchases outstanding under the credit tranches, including enlarged access resources, and all special facilities (the buffer stock, compensatory financing, extended fund, and oil facilities), trust fund loans, and operations under the structural adjustment and enhanced structural adjustment facilities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.