External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) in Sudan
Sudan: External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) was 0.301 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) in Sudan, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) in Sudan stood at 0.301 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That represents a change of down 21.8% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) in Sudan peaked at 1.28 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.1398 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1970.
Sudan ranks 44th of 122 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) in Sudan, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1398 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 0.1427 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1452 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1473 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.2263 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +53.6% |
| 1975 | 0.2593 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.6% |
| 1976 | 0.2756 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 1977 | 0.2719 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.2962 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3874 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +30.8% |
| 1980 | 0.427 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.2% |
| 1981 | 0.4189 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.6212 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +48.3% |
| 1983 | 0.7093 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.2% |
| 1984 | 0.5926 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.5% |
| 1985 | 0.8175 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +38.0% |
| 1986 | 0.7056 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.7% |
| 1987 | 0.6651 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 1988 | 0.5568 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.3% |
| 1989 | 0.3956 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -29.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2721 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -31.2% |
| 1991 | 0.2087 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.3% |
| 1992 | 1.28 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +512.0% |
| 1993 | 1.01 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.7% |
| 1994 | 0.7347 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.4% |
| 1995 | 0.7071 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 1.04 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +46.9% |
| 1997 | 0.7703 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.9% |
| 1998 | 0.8201 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 0.8288 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.829 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.6411 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5885 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 2003 | 0.5261 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.6% |
| 2004 | 0.4399 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3214 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2655 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2173 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2053 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2692 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +31.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2483 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2779 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4218 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +51.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3849 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3242 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3083 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3681 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3872 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4875 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.9% |
| 2019 | 0.5193 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 0.6319 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4561 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2952 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -35.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3851 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +30.4% |
| 2024 | 0.301 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.8% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 0.301 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2295 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 0.301 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2656 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) in Sudan 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +512.0% | 0.2087 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.28 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2292 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1398 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3874 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.591 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3956 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8175 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7671 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2087 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.28 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4303 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2053 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.829 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3727 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2483 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5193 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4139 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2952 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6319 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 41 Sao Tome and Principe 0.3085 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 42 Ghana 0.3072 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 43 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.3064 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 45 Kenya 0.2955 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 46 Liberia 0.2947 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 47 Georgia 0.2919 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More external debt data for Sudan
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 0 NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 0 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 0.3% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA -35.64 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita -0.7064 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP -0.0007 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD -469,000 NFL, current US$ (2001)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 2.7% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) in Sudan?
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) in Sudan was 0.301 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.28 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1992.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1398 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1970.
- How does Sudan rank for external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod)?
- Sudan ranks 44th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.