Debt service to export ratio, ex-post in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Debt service to export ratio, ex-post was 2.2% in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Debt service to export ratio, ex-post in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 2005–2011
Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance and International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2011, debt service to export ratio, ex-post in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at 2.2%. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 10.4% on the previous year and down 77.1% over ten years.
Debt service to export ratio, ex-post in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 9.5% | — |
| 2006 | 6.9% | -27.7% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | -55.9% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | -13.7% |
| 2009 | 3.9% | +47.6% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | -37.1% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | -10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.2% | 2.6% | 9.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.4% | 2 |
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 service to export ratio, ex-post in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Debt service to export ratio, ex-post in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 2.2% in 2011, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance and International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics.
- What is the highest debt service to export ratio, ex-post recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest debt service to export ratio, ex-post recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2011.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for debt service to export ratio, ex-post?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th out of 6 groups with data for 2011.
- Is debt service to export ratio, ex-post rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.1%. 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 and International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics, published as part of Debt service to export ratio, ex-post (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The debt service to export ratio is defined as the total debt service divided by the sum of exports of goods, services, and income plus workers' remittances. Definitions for each indicator follow. Total debt service (TDS) shows the debt service payments on total long-term debt (public and publicly guaranteed and private nonguaranteed), use of IMF credit, and interest on short-term debt only. Debt service payments are the sum of principal repayments and interest payments in the year specified. Exports of goods, services and income is the sum of goods (merchandise) exports, exports of (nonfactor) services and income (factor) receipts. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Workers' remittances are current transfers by migrants who are employed or intend to remain employed for more than a year in another economy in which they are considered residents. Some developing countries classify workers' remittances as a factor income receipt (and thus as a component of GNI). The World Bank adheres to international guidelines in defining GNI, and its classification of workers' remittances may therefore differ from national practices. This item shows receipts by the reporting country.