Debt service, PPG and PNG private creditors in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria: Debt service, PPG and PNG private creditors was 4.39 billion TDS, current US$ in 2011. ▲ Rising

Latest (2011)
4.39 billion TDS, current US$
Change on year
up 28.3%
Rank
5th
of 6 groups
All-time high
4.89 billion TDS, current US$
in 2007
All-time low
31.25 million TDS, current US$
in 1970
Years of data
42
1970–2011

Debt service, PPG and PNG private creditors in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria, 1970–2011

01.0B2.0B3.0B4.0B5.0B1970199020111970: 31.2M TDS, current US$1971: 285.7M TDS, current US$1972: 352.5M TDS, current US$1973: 741.6M TDS, current US$1974: 622.2M TDS, current US$1975: 748.1M TDS, current US$1976: 827.7M TDS, current US$1977: 1.1B TDS, current US$1978: 1.5B TDS, current US$1979: 2.0B TDS, current US$1980: 3.1B TDS, current US$1981: 3.2B TDS, current US$1982: 3.1B TDS, current US$1983: 3.0B TDS, current US$1984: 2.7B TDS, current US$1985: 2.9B TDS, current US$1986: 2.9B TDS, current US$1987: 2.8B TDS, current US$1988: 2.5B TDS, current US$1989: 2.3B TDS, current US$1990: 2.5B TDS, current US$1991: 2.3B TDS, current US$1992: 2.0B TDS, current US$1993: 1.6B TDS, current US$1994: 2.2B TDS, current US$1995: 2.1B TDS, current US$1996: 2.7B TDS, current US$1997: 2.4B TDS, current US$1998: 3.0B TDS, current US$1999: 2.5B TDS, current US$2000: 2.9B TDS, current US$2001: 2.1B TDS, current US$2002: 2.4B TDS, current US$2003: 2.7B TDS, current US$2004: 2.2B TDS, current US$2005: 3.1B TDS, current US$2006: 3.8B TDS, current US$2007: 4.9B TDS, current US$2008: 2.4B TDS, current US$2009: 4.4B TDS, current US$2010: 3.4B TDS, current US$2011: 4.4B TDS, current US$

Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in TDS, current US$.

Analysis

In 2011, debt service, ppg and png private creditors in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria stood at 4.39 billion TDS, current US$.

That represents a change of up 28.3% on the previous year and up 105.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, debt service, ppg and png private creditors in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria peaked at 4.89 billion TDS, current US$ in 2007 and was at its lowest, 31.25 million TDS, current US$, in 1970.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.

Debt service, PPG and PNG private creditors in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria, year by year

Annual values for Debt service, PPG and PNG private creditors (TDS, current US$) in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria, 1970 to 2011.
Year TDS, current US$ Change
1970 31.25 million TDS, current US$
1971 285.70 million TDS, current US$ +814.2%
1972 352.54 million TDS, current US$ +23.4%
1973 741.64 million TDS, current US$ +110.4%
1974 622.22 million TDS, current US$ -16.1%
1975 748.07 million TDS, current US$ +20.2%
1976 827.66 million TDS, current US$ +10.6%
1977 1.13 billion TDS, current US$ +37.0%
1978 1.54 billion TDS, current US$ +35.7%
1979 2.02 billion TDS, current US$ +31.1%
1980 3.14 billion TDS, current US$ +55.6%
1981 3.24 billion TDS, current US$ +3.1%
1982 3.06 billion TDS, current US$ -5.5%
1983 2.97 billion TDS, current US$ -3.0%
1984 2.69 billion TDS, current US$ -9.2%
1985 2.87 billion TDS, current US$ +6.5%
1986 2.87 billion TDS, current US$ -0.0%
1987 2.81 billion TDS, current US$ -2.0%
1988 2.54 billion TDS, current US$ -9.6%
1989 2.26 billion TDS, current US$ -11.1%
1990 2.50 billion TDS, current US$ +10.9%
1991 2.26 billion TDS, current US$ -9.7%
1992 1.97 billion TDS, current US$ -13.0%
1993 1.62 billion TDS, current US$ -17.5%
1994 2.18 billion TDS, current US$ +33.9%
1995 2.13 billion TDS, current US$ -1.9%
1996 2.75 billion TDS, current US$ +28.7%
1997 2.40 billion TDS, current US$ -12.4%
1998 2.95 billion TDS, current US$ +22.7%
1999 2.46 billion TDS, current US$ -16.5%
2000 2.91 billion TDS, current US$ +18.1%
2001 2.13 billion TDS, current US$ -26.7%
2002 2.36 billion TDS, current US$ +10.5%
2003 2.73 billion TDS, current US$ +15.9%
2004 2.20 billion TDS, current US$ -19.4%
2005 3.06 billion TDS, current US$ +38.8%
2006 3.81 billion TDS, current US$ +24.7%
2007 4.89 billion TDS, current US$ +28.4%
2008 2.44 billion TDS, current US$ -50.2%
2009 4.40 billion TDS, current US$ +80.2%
2010 3.42 billion TDS, current US$ -22.2%
2011 4.39 billion TDS, current US$ +28.3%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Debt service, PPG and PNG private creditors in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria 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.

YearChange FromTo
1971 +814.2% 31.25 million TDS, current US$ 285.70 million TDS, current US$

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 829.88 million TDS, current US$ 31.25 million TDS, current US$ 2.02 billion TDS, current US$ 10
1980s 2.84 billion TDS, current US$ 2.26 billion TDS, current US$ 3.24 billion TDS, current US$ 10
1990s 2.32 billion TDS, current US$ 1.62 billion TDS, current US$ 2.95 billion TDS, current US$ 10
2000s 3.09 billion TDS, current US$ 2.13 billion TDS, current US$ 4.89 billion TDS, current US$ 10
2010s 3.90 billion TDS, current US$ 3.42 billion TDS, current US$ 4.39 billion TDS, current US$ 2

Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria

  1. 2 Angola 1.95 billion TDS, current US$ compare
  2. 3 Tunisia 1.44 billion TDS, current US$ compare
  3. 4 Morocco 1.35 billion TDS, current US$ compare
  4. 5 Zimbabwe 1.12 billion TDS, current US$ compare
  5. 6 Egypt 722.01 million TDS, current US$ compare
  6. 7 Algeria 330.61 million TDS, current US$ compare
  7. 8 Ethiopia 217.91 million TDS, current US$ compare

See the full ranking of 56 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is debt service, ppg and png private creditors in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
Debt service, ppg and png private creditors in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria was 4.39 billion TDS, current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance.
What is the highest debt service, ppg and png private creditors recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 4.89 billion TDS, current US$ in 2007.
What is the lowest debt service, ppg and png private creditors recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 31.25 million TDS, current US$ in 1970.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria rank for debt service, ppg and png private creditors?
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 5th out of 6 groups with data for 2011.
Is debt service, ppg and png private creditors rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 105.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria data come from?
The figures come from World Bank, Global Development Finance, published as part of Debt service, PPG and PNG private creditors (TDS, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Debt service, PPG and PNG private creditors (TDS, current US$)
Unit
TDS, current US$
Source
World Bank, Global Development Finance
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
56 places, 2,243 data points, 1970–2011
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Debt service for private and public non-guaranteed debt is the sum of the two.