Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) was 38.98 TDS, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in TDS, current US$ per person.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 38.98 TDS, current US$ per person for debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 91.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 38.98 TDS, current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.74 TDS, current US$ per person, in 1970.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | TDS, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.74 TDS, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 1.89 TDS, current US$ per person | +8.6% |
| 1972 | 2.16 TDS, current US$ per person | +14.7% |
| 1973 | 3.96 TDS, current US$ per person | +82.8% |
| 1974 | 3.37 TDS, current US$ per person | -14.8% |
| 1975 | 3.98 TDS, current US$ per person | +18.1% |
| 1976 | 4.28 TDS, current US$ per person | +7.6% |
| 1977 | 4.63 TDS, current US$ per person | +8.2% |
| 1978 | 5.74 TDS, current US$ per person | +23.8% |
| 1979 | 7.5 TDS, current US$ per person | +30.8% |
| 1980 | 10.61 TDS, current US$ per person | +41.4% |
| 1981 | 11.45 TDS, current US$ per person | +7.9% |
| 1982 | 12.14 TDS, current US$ per person | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 13.07 TDS, current US$ per person | +7.6% |
| 1984 | 15.49 TDS, current US$ per person | +18.6% |
| 1985 | 17.48 TDS, current US$ per person | +12.8% |
| 1986 | 13.72 TDS, current US$ per person | -21.5% |
| 1987 | 11.72 TDS, current US$ per person | -14.6% |
| 1988 | 14.1 TDS, current US$ per person | +20.3% |
| 1989 | 12.74 TDS, current US$ per person | -9.6% |
| 1990 | 15.67 TDS, current US$ per person | +23.0% |
| 1991 | 14.8 TDS, current US$ per person | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 12.23 TDS, current US$ per person | -17.4% |
| 1993 | 9.65 TDS, current US$ per person | -21.1% |
| 1994 | 14.69 TDS, current US$ per person | +52.3% |
| 1995 | 15.58 TDS, current US$ per person | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 18.15 TDS, current US$ per person | +16.5% |
| 1997 | 14.74 TDS, current US$ per person | -18.8% |
| 1998 | 15.88 TDS, current US$ per person | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 13 TDS, current US$ per person | -18.1% |
| 2000 | 15.14 TDS, current US$ per person | +16.5% |
| 2001 | 15.21 TDS, current US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 11.83 TDS, current US$ per person | -22.3% |
| 2003 | 12.69 TDS, current US$ per person | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 12.27 TDS, current US$ per person | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 24.76 TDS, current US$ per person | +101.8% |
| 2006 | 23.48 TDS, current US$ per person | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 15.68 TDS, current US$ per person | -33.2% |
| 2008 | 14.08 TDS, current US$ per person | -10.2% |
| 2009 | 13.35 TDS, current US$ per person | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 11.08 TDS, current US$ per person | -17.0% |
| 2011 | 12.5 TDS, current US$ per person | +12.9% |
| 2012 | 16.11 TDS, current US$ per person | +28.9% |
| 2013 | 21.44 TDS, current US$ per person | +33.1% |
| 2014 | 20.32 TDS, current US$ per person | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 30.16 TDS, current US$ per person | +48.4% |
| 2016 | 24.05 TDS, current US$ per person | -20.3% |
| 2017 | 24.44 TDS, current US$ per person | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 37.22 TDS, current US$ per person | +52.3% |
| 2019 | 33.46 TDS, current US$ per person | -10.1% |
| 2020 | 33.06 TDS, current US$ per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 36.55 TDS, current US$ per person | +10.6% |
| 2022 | 37.61 TDS, current US$ per person | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 37.66 TDS, current US$ per person | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 38.98 TDS, current US$ per person | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.92 TDS, current US$ per person | 1.74 TDS, current US$ per person | 7.5 TDS, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.25 TDS, current US$ per person | 10.61 TDS, current US$ per person | 17.48 TDS, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.44 TDS, current US$ per person | 9.65 TDS, current US$ per person | 18.15 TDS, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.85 TDS, current US$ per person | 11.83 TDS, current US$ per person | 24.76 TDS, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.08 TDS, current US$ per person | 11.08 TDS, current US$ per person | 37.22 TDS, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.77 TDS, current US$ per person | 33.06 TDS, current US$ per person | 38.98 TDS, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 6 Serbia 647.15 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 7 El Salvador 482.85 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 8 Tonga 412.29 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 9 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 410.62 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 10 Saint Lucia 399.95 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 11 Jamaica 394.36 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 12 Belarus 390 TDS, current US$ per person 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 service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 38.98 TDS, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 38.98 TDS, current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.74 TDS, current US$ per person in 1970.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 9th out of 12 groups with data for 2024.
- Is debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.9%. 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.