What is the highest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

The highest recorded value was 0.1001 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1999.

What is the lowest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0102 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1970.

How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th out of 12 groups with data for 2024.

Is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Name: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.062 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

0.062 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 14.6%

Rank

4th

of 12 groups

All-time high

0.1001 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1999

All-time low

0.0102 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1970

Years of data

1970–2024

External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1970–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 0.062 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 14.6% on the previous year and up 27.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 0.1001 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0102 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1970.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1970 to 2024.
Year	DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.0102 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.0114 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.6%
1972	0.0128 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.6%
1973	0.0149 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.7%
1974	0.0146 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.2%
1975	0.0163 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.6%
1976	0.0177 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.5%
1977	0.0367 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+107.2%
1978	0.0424 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.6%
1979	0.037 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.6%
1980	0.0368 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.7%
1981	0.0307 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.6%
1982	0.0297 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.1%
1983	0.0392 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+32.0%
1984	0.0508 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+29.4%
1985	0.0607 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+19.5%
1986	0.0487 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.7%
1987	0.0438 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.2%
1988	0.0452 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.4%
1989	0.05 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.5%
1990	0.0544 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.8%
1991	0.0534 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.8%
1992	0.0687 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+28.5%
1993	0.0786 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.5%
1994	0.0939 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+19.4%
1995	0.0842 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.3%
1996	0.0789 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.4%
1997	0.0718 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.9%
1998	0.0744 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.5%
1999	0.1001 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+34.6%
2000	0.073 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-27.1%
2001	0.0735 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.7%
2002	0.062 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.6%
2003	0.0563 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.2%
2004	0.0539 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.4%
2005	0.0515 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.4%
2006	0.0536 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.1%
2007	0.0537 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
2008	0.0475 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.6%
2009	0.0469 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.2%
2010	0.0468 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
2011	0.0413 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.7%
2012	0.0498 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+20.6%
2013	0.0495 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.7%
2014	0.0485 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.0%
2015	0.0494 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.8%
2016	0.0517 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.6%
2017	0.0577 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.7%
2018	0.0571 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.0%
2019	0.0534 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.5%
2020	0.0543 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.6%
2021	0.0493 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.2%
2022	0.0508 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.0%
2023	0.0541 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.6%
2024	0.062 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.6%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0214 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0102 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0424 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0436 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0297 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0607 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0758 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0534 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1001 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0572 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0469 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0735 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0505 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0413 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0577 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0541 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0493 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.062 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

1 Mauritius 0.7468 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
2 Lebanon 0.7333 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
3 Tunisia 0.3098 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
4 Jordan 0.3053 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
5 Dominica 0.2521 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
6 North Macedonia 0.1876 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
7 Fiji 0.1765 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 133 places →

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)

All data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) →

Frequently asked questions

What is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: External debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 0.062 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: The highest recorded value was 0.1001 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1999.
What is the lowest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0102 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1970.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th out of 12 groups with data for 2024.
Is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 133 places, 6,110 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

External debt stocks, short-term (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.