External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per square in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per square was 28,625 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
28,625 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.9%
Rank
11th
of 12 groups
All-time high
28,625 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
300.43 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per square in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 28,625 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 90.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 28,625 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 300.43 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, in 1970.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per square in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 300.43 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 385.22 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +28.2% |
| 1972 | 437.15 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1973 | 561.17 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +28.4% |
| 1974 | 693.74 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 1975 | 815.65 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1976 | 925.39 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1977 | 1,180 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +27.5% |
| 1978 | 1,527 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +29.4% |
| 1979 | 1,850 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 1980 | 2,308 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +24.8% |
| 1981 | 2,600 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1982 | 2,999 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1983 | 3,339 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1984 | 3,440 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 4,097 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 1986 | 4,982 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 1987 | 6,285 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +26.1% |
| 1988 | 6,384 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 6,650 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 7,396 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1991 | 7,669 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 7,491 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 7,468 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 8,390 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1995 | 8,803 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 8,529 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 8,409 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 8,513 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 7,948 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2000 | 8,304 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 8,052 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 9,129 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2003 | 10,001 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 10,318 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 9,228 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 2006 | 7,255 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -21.4% |
| 2007 | 8,418 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 2008 | 8,783 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 9,999 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2010 | 11,811 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 2011 | 13,569 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2012 | 13,484 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 15,051 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2014 | 16,708 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2015 | 17,296 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 19,400 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2017 | 22,561 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 2018 | 24,104 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 25,899 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 27,110 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 27,650 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 27,810 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 28,625 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 867.59 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 300.43 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,850 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,308 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,308 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 6,650 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,062 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 7,396 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 8,803 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,949 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 7,255 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10,318 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,988 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 11,811 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 25,899 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 27,799 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 27,110 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 28,625 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 8 Dominican Republic 972,013 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 9 El Salvador 920,449 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 10 Sri Lanka 814,640 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 11 Bangladesh 640,156 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 12 Montenegro 618,624 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 13 Serbia 553,889 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 14 Dominica 507,888 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 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 external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- External debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 28,625 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 28,625 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 300.43 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 11th out of 12 groups with data for 2023.
- Is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.2%. 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 External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- External debt stocks, long-term International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.