Debt service, PPG and PNG private creditors (TDS, current US$) by country
Debt service for private and public non-guaranteed debt is the sum of the two.
Countries reporting
50
Highest
5.82 billion TDS, current US$
South Africa
Lowest
0 TDS, current US$
Comoros
Median
2.67 million TDS, current US$
Years covered
42
1970–2011
Data points
2,243
What the numbers show
Debt service, PPG and PNG private creditors (TDS, current US$) is currently reported for 50 countries. The highest value is 5.82 billion TDS, current US$ in South Africa; the lowest is 0 TDS, current US$ in Comoros.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.67 million TDS, current US$, and the mean is 282.45 million TDS, current US$.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Burkina Faso (up 84,733.3%), and the largest decrease in Uganda (down 100.0%).
Debt service, PPG and PNG private creditors (TDS, current US$): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 5.82 billion TDS, current US$ | 2011 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 2 | Angola | 1.95 billion TDS, current US$ | 2011 | up 67.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Tunisia | 1.44 billion TDS, current US$ | 2011 | up 265.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Morocco | 1.35 billion TDS, current US$ | 2011 | up 56.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Zimbabwe | 1.12 billion TDS, current US$ | 2011 | up 994.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Egypt | 722.01 million TDS, current US$ | 2011 | up 160.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Algeria | 330.61 million TDS, current US$ | 2011 | down 82.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Ethiopia | 217.91 million TDS, current US$ | 2011 | up 1,531.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Gabon | 193.41 million TDS, current US$ | 2011 | up 286.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Senegal | 161.60 million TDS, current US$ | 2011 | up 697.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Ghana | 145.61 million TDS, current US$ | 2011 | up 127.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Cameroon | 141.20 million TDS, current US$ | 2011 | up 37.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Zambia | 125.85 million TDS, current US$ | 2011 | up 726.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Cote d'Ivoire | 108.57 million TDS, current US$ | 2011 | down 48.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Mauritius | 85.88 million TDS, current US$ | 2011 | down 3.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Nigeria | 69.56 million TDS, current US$ | 2011 | down 80.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Tanzania | 67.17 million TDS, current US$ | 2011 | up 253.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Congo | 30.18 million TDS, current US$ | 2011 | up 31,012.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Kenya | 7.59 million TDS, current US$ | 2011 | down 95.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Seychelles | 6.96 million TDS, current US$ | 2011 | down 77.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Mozambique | 6.65 million TDS, current US$ | 2011 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Djibouti | 3.65 million TDS, current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Cape Verde | 3.17 million TDS, current US$ | 2011 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 3.14 million TDS, current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 25 | Eswatini | 2.80 million TDS, current US$ | 2011 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Burkina Faso | 2.54 million TDS, current US$ | 2011 | up 84,733.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Gambia | 2.39 million TDS, current US$ | 2011 | up 696.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Mali | 1.60 million TDS, current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Lesotho | 1.35 million TDS, current US$ | 2011 | down 89.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Mauritania | 1.23 million TDS, current US$ | 2011 | down 71.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Madagascar | 1.01 million TDS, current US$ | 2011 | down 63.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Chad | 618,000 TDS, current US$ | 2011 | up 1.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Botswana | 263,000 TDS, current US$ | 2011 | down 90.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Malawi | 174,000 TDS, current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 35 | Central African Republic | 74,000 TDS, current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Togo | 0 TDS, current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Uganda | 0 TDS, current US$ | 2011 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Benin | 0 TDS, current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Burundi | 0 TDS, current US$ | 2011 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 TDS, current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Somalia | 0 TDS, current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Sierra Leone | 0 TDS, current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Sudan | 0 TDS, current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Rwanda | 0 TDS, current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Niger | 0 TDS, current US$ | 2011 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Liberia | 0 TDS, current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 TDS, current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Guinea | 0 TDS, current US$ | 2011 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Eritrea | 0 TDS, current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Comoros | 0 TDS, current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa 14.12 billion TDS, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa 10.28 billion TDS, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 10.28 billion TDS, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa 4.46 billion TDS, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria 4.39 billion TDS, current US$
- North Africa 3.84 billion TDS, current US$
About this data
Debt service for private and public non-guaranteed debt is the sum of the two.