Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per capita was 8.27 TDS, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in TDS, current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2024, multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at 8.27 TDS, current US$ per person. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.7% on the previous year and up 230.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 8.27 TDS, current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2309 TDS, current US$ per person, in 1970.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | TDS, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2309 TDS, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.255 TDS, current US$ per person | +10.5% |
| 1972 | 0.2968 TDS, current US$ per person | +16.4% |
| 1973 | 0.371 TDS, current US$ per person | +25.0% |
| 1974 | 0.437 TDS, current US$ per person | +17.8% |
| 1975 | 0.519 TDS, current US$ per person | +18.8% |
| 1976 | 0.5562 TDS, current US$ per person | +7.2% |
| 1977 | 0.6719 TDS, current US$ per person | +20.8% |
| 1978 | 0.8165 TDS, current US$ per person | +21.5% |
| 1979 | 1.04 TDS, current US$ per person | +27.3% |
| 1980 | 1.24 TDS, current US$ per person | +19.5% |
| 1981 | 1.3 TDS, current US$ per person | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 1.44 TDS, current US$ per person | +10.7% |
| 1983 | 1.66 TDS, current US$ per person | +15.9% |
| 1984 | 1.93 TDS, current US$ per person | +15.7% |
| 1985 | 2.16 TDS, current US$ per person | +12.3% |
| 1986 | 3.16 TDS, current US$ per person | +46.1% |
| 1987 | 3.71 TDS, current US$ per person | +17.5% |
| 1988 | 4.44 TDS, current US$ per person | +19.6% |
| 1989 | 4.14 TDS, current US$ per person | -6.8% |
| 1990 | 4.69 TDS, current US$ per person | +13.2% |
| 1991 | 5.72 TDS, current US$ per person | +21.9% |
| 1992 | 4.96 TDS, current US$ per person | -13.1% |
| 1993 | 4.98 TDS, current US$ per person | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 5.8 TDS, current US$ per person | +16.3% |
| 1995 | 5.44 TDS, current US$ per person | -6.1% |
| 1996 | 5.44 TDS, current US$ per person | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 5.02 TDS, current US$ per person | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 4.4 TDS, current US$ per person | -12.3% |
| 1999 | 4.28 TDS, current US$ per person | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 3.63 TDS, current US$ per person | -15.2% |
| 2001 | 2.76 TDS, current US$ per person | -23.9% |
| 2002 | 3.25 TDS, current US$ per person | +17.7% |
| 2003 | 2.77 TDS, current US$ per person | -14.7% |
| 2004 | 3.05 TDS, current US$ per person | +9.9% |
| 2005 | 2.96 TDS, current US$ per person | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 2.73 TDS, current US$ per person | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 3.38 TDS, current US$ per person | +24.1% |
| 2008 | 3.42 TDS, current US$ per person | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 3.01 TDS, current US$ per person | -11.9% |
| 2010 | 2.13 TDS, current US$ per person | -29.1% |
| 2011 | 2.42 TDS, current US$ per person | +13.5% |
| 2012 | 2.22 TDS, current US$ per person | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 2.39 TDS, current US$ per person | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 2.5 TDS, current US$ per person | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 2.76 TDS, current US$ per person | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 2.81 TDS, current US$ per person | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 3.37 TDS, current US$ per person | +19.9% |
| 2018 | 4.06 TDS, current US$ per person | +20.7% |
| 2019 | 4.52 TDS, current US$ per person | +11.4% |
| 2020 | 5.48 TDS, current US$ per person | +21.0% |
| 2021 | 6.79 TDS, current US$ per person | +24.0% |
| 2022 | 5.67 TDS, current US$ per person | -16.5% |
| 2023 | 6.96 TDS, current US$ per person | +22.8% |
| 2024 | 8.27 TDS, current US$ per person | +18.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5194 TDS, current US$ per person | 0.2309 TDS, current US$ per person | 1.04 TDS, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.52 TDS, current US$ per person | 1.24 TDS, current US$ per person | 4.44 TDS, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.07 TDS, current US$ per person | 4.28 TDS, current US$ per person | 5.8 TDS, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.09 TDS, current US$ per person | 2.73 TDS, current US$ per person | 3.63 TDS, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.92 TDS, current US$ per person | 2.13 TDS, current US$ per person | 4.52 TDS, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.63 TDS, current US$ per person | 5.48 TDS, current US$ per person | 8.27 TDS, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 7 Suriname 162.54 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 8 Belize 156.05 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 9 Saint Lucia 152.01 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 10 Georgia 146.04 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 11 Bosnia and Herzegovina 140.69 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 12 Jamaica 140.2 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 13 Albania 135.84 TDS, current US$ per person 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 multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 8.27 TDS, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.27 TDS, current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2309 TDS, current US$ per person in 1970.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per capita?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 10th out of 12 groups with data for 2024.
- Is multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 230.1%. 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 Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Multilateral debt service International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.