Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt) was 21.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Multilateral debt service in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1970–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of public and publicly guaranteed debt service.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 21.2% for multilateral debt service in 2024.
The figure is up 14.6% on the previous year and up 72.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, multilateral debt service in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 51.7% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2015.
Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of public and publicly guaranteed debt service | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 13.3% | — |
| 1971 | 13.5% | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 13.7% | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 9.4% | -31.6% |
| 1974 | 13.0% | +38.3% |
| 1975 | 13.0% | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 13.0% | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 14.5% | +11.6% |
| 1978 | 14.2% | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 13.9% | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 11.7% | -15.5% |
| 1981 | 11.3% | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 11.8% | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 12.7% | +7.7% |
| 1984 | 12.4% | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 12.4% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 23.0% | +86.1% |
| 1987 | 31.7% | +37.6% |
| 1988 | 31.5% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 32.5% | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 29.9% | -7.9% |
| 1991 | 38.6% | +29.0% |
| 1992 | 40.6% | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 51.7% | +27.3% |
| 1994 | 39.4% | -23.6% |
| 1995 | 34.9% | -11.5% |
| 1996 | 30.0% | -14.2% |
| 1997 | 34.1% | +13.6% |
| 1998 | 27.7% | -18.6% |
| 1999 | 32.9% | +18.7% |
| 2000 | 24.0% | -27.2% |
| 2001 | 18.2% | -24.3% |
| 2002 | 27.5% | +51.4% |
| 2003 | 21.8% | -20.5% |
| 2004 | 24.8% | +13.7% |
| 2005 | 12.0% | -51.9% |
| 2006 | 11.6% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 21.6% | +85.8% |
| 2008 | 24.3% | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 22.5% | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 19.3% | -14.6% |
| 2011 | 19.4% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 13.8% | -28.7% |
| 2013 | 11.2% | -19.2% |
| 2014 | 12.3% | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 9.2% | -25.7% |
| 2016 | 11.7% | +27.4% |
| 2017 | 13.8% | +18.0% |
| 2018 | 10.9% | -20.8% |
| 2019 | 13.5% | +23.9% |
| 2020 | 16.6% | +22.5% |
| 2021 | 18.6% | +12.1% |
| 2022 | 15.1% | -18.8% |
| 2023 | 18.5% | +22.7% |
| 2024 | 21.2% | +14.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.2% | 9.4% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.1% | 11.3% | 32.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.0% | 27.7% | 51.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.8% | 11.6% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 9.2% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.0% | 15.1% | 21.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
More external debt data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Net financial flows, IBRD 2.30 billion NFL, current US$ (2025)
- 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)
- 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, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 432.41 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 75.50 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 597.21 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 798.86 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is multilateral debt service in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Multilateral debt service in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 21.2% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest multilateral debt service recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 51.7% in 1993.
- What is the lowest multilateral debt service recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2015.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for multilateral debt service?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 8th out of 12 groups with data for 2024.
- Is multilateral debt service rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt service). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Multilateral debt service is the repayment of principal and interest to the World Bank, regional development banks, and other multilateral agencies. public and publicly guaranteed debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term obligations of public debtors and long-term private obligations guaranteed by a public entity.