Disbursements, PPG and PNG private creditors (current US$) by country
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What the numbers show
Disbursements, PPG and PNG private creditors (current US$) is currently reported for 49 countries. The highest value is 7.55 billion current US$ in South Africa; the lowest is 0 current US$ in Democratic Republic of Congo.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 current US$, and the mean is 352.15 million current US$.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Ethiopia (up 1,096,190.0%), and the largest decrease in Uganda (down 100.0%).
Disbursements, PPG and PNG private creditors: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 7.55 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 109.7% | rising |
| 2 | Angola | 2.48 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 136.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Morocco | 1.51 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 135.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Zimbabwe | 1.40 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 12,331.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Nigeria | 1.00 billion current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 6 | Tanzania | 610.94 million current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 7 | Senegal | 581.28 million current US$ | 2011 | up 832.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Ethiopia | 537.18 million current US$ | 2011 | up 1,096,190.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Ghana | 510.52 million current US$ | 2011 | up 84.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Gabon | 352.41 million current US$ | 2011 | up 2,633.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Tunisia | 205.54 million current US$ | 2011 | down 76.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Mozambique | 152.08 million current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 13 | Zambia | 92.79 million current US$ | 2011 | down 2.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Cote d'Ivoire | 69.18 million current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Egypt | 53.30 million current US$ | 2011 | down 93.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Mauritius | 51.67 million current US$ | 2011 | up 15.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Congo | 37.72 million current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Cape Verde | 25.64 million current US$ | 2011 | up 127.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Kenya | 23.68 million current US$ | 2011 | up 355.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Cameroon | 4.68 million current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Algeria | 3.97 million current US$ | 2011 | down 99.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Seychelles | 1.23 million current US$ | 2011 | down 95.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Madagascar | 21,000 current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 24 | Mali | 10,000 current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 25 | Central African Republic | 0 current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 25 | Eswatini | 0 current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 25 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 25 | Togo | 0 current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 25 | Botswana | 0 current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 25 | Burkina Faso | 0 current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 25 | Chad | 0 current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 25 | Malawi | 0 current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 25 | Uganda | 0 current US$ | 2011 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Benin | 0 current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 25 | Burundi | 0 current US$ | 2011 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Somalia | 0 current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 25 | Sierra Leone | 0 current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 25 | Sudan | 0 current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 25 | Rwanda | 0 current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 25 | Niger | 0 current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 25 | Mauritania | 0 current US$ | 2011 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Lesotho | 0 current US$ | 2011 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Liberia | 0 current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 25 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 25 | Gambia | 0 current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 25 | Guinea | 0 current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 25 | Eritrea | 0 current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 25 | Comoros | 0 current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 25 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0 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 17.26 billion current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa 15.48 billion current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 15.48 billion current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa 7.93 billion current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria 6.93 billion current US$
- North Africa 1.78 billion current US$
About this data
Private nonguaranteed external debt is an external obligation of a private debtor that is not guaranteed for repayment by a public entity. Disbursements are drawings on loan commitments during the year specified. Long-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year and that is owed to nonresidents and repayable in currency, goods, or services. Public and publicly guaranteed debt from private creditors include bonds that are either publicly issued or privately placed; commercial bank loans from private banks and other private financial institutions; and private credits from manufacturers, exporters, and other suppliers of goods, and bank credits covered by a guarantee of an export credit agency. Disbursements are drawings on loan commitments during the year specified.