Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total to GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total to GDP was 23.3% in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total to GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1970–2011
Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2011, debt outstanding and disbursed, total to gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at 23.3%.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 62.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt outstanding and disbursed, total to gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 76.7% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1970.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total to GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0% | — |
| 1971 | 13.4% | +405255.2% |
| 1972 | 13.7% | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 13.9% | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 13.4% | -4.0% |
| 1975 | 14.5% | +8.5% |
| 1976 | 15.4% | +5.7% |
| 1977 | 19.6% | +27.7% |
| 1978 | 23.0% | +17.4% |
| 1979 | 22.8% | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 22.4% | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 25.5% | +14.0% |
| 1982 | 30.2% | +18.5% |
| 1983 | 36.5% | +20.8% |
| 1984 | 40.1% | +9.9% |
| 1985 | 50.7% | +26.4% |
| 1986 | 51.9% | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 53.7% | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 51.8% | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 52.1% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 58.7% | +12.7% |
| 1991 | 58.8% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 58.9% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 66.0% | +12.0% |
| 1994 | 76.7% | +16.1% |
| 1995 | 72.1% | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 68.1% | -5.5% |
| 1997 | 64.7% | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 70.1% | +8.2% |
| 1999 | 66.2% | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 63.6% | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 62.5% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 63.9% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 54.0% | -15.5% |
| 2004 | 46.0% | -14.8% |
| 2005 | 36.3% | -21.1% |
| 2006 | 25.8% | -28.9% |
| 2007 | 25.1% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 23.0% | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 26.8% | +16.8% |
| 2010 | 24.0% | -10.5% |
| 2011 | 23.3% | -2.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total to GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +405255.2% | 0.0% | 13.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.0% | 0.0% | 23.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 41.5% | 22.4% | 53.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.0% | 58.7% | 76.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.7% | 23.0% | 63.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.7% | 23.3% | 24.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 1 Somalia 258.5% compare
- 2 Seychelles 167.9% compare
- 3 Sao Tome and Principe 93.0% compare
- 4 Djibouti 85.2% compare
- 5 Zimbabwe 65.0% compare
- 6 Mauritania 64.3% compare
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, total to gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Debt outstanding and disbursed, total to gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 23.3% in 2011, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance.
- What is the highest debt outstanding and disbursed, total to gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 76.7% in 1994.
- What is the lowest debt outstanding and disbursed, total to gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1970.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for debt outstanding and disbursed, total to gdp?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd out of 5 groups with data for 2011.
- Is debt outstanding and disbursed, total to gdp rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.7%. 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, Total to GDP (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data expressed as a percentage of GDP at market prices.