Net debt, General government, Percent of GDP in Low-Income Developing Sub-Saharan Africa
Low-Income Developing Sub-Saharan Africa: Net debt, General government, Percent of GDP was 39.9 in 2030. ▲ Rising
Net debt, General government, Percent of GDP in Low-Income Developing Sub-Saharan Africa, 2009–2030
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Low-Income Developing Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 39.9 for net debt, general government, percent of gdp in 2030.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net debt, general government, percent of gdp in Low-Income Developing Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 46.65 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8.23, in 2009.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Net debt, General government, Percent of GDP in Low-Income Developing Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 8.23 | — |
| 2010 | 8.78 | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 12.34 | +40.5% |
| 2012 | 11.57 | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 12.43 | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 12.48 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 16.99 | +36.1% |
| 2016 | 20.24 | +19.1% |
| 2017 | 23.56 | +16.4% |
| 2018 | 24.71 | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 26.29 | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 30.8 | +17.1% |
| 2021 | 36.87 | +19.7% |
| 2022 | 38.56 | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 44.04 | +14.2% |
| 2024 | 45.61 | +3.6% |
| 2025 | 46.65 | +2.3% |
| 2026 | 44.44 | -4.8% |
| 2027 | 43.62 | -1.8% |
| 2028 | 42.32 | -3.0% |
| 2029 | 41.08 | -2.9% |
| 2030 | 39.9 | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.23 | 8.23 | 8.23 | 1 |
| 2010s | 16.94 | 8.78 | 26.29 | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.4 | 30.8 | 46.65 | 10 |
| 2030s | 39.9 | 39.9 | 39.9 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is net debt, general government, percent of gdp in Low-Income Developing Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Net debt, general government, percent of gdp in Low-Income Developing Sub-Saharan Africa was 39.9 in 2030, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest net debt, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Low-Income Developing Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 46.65 in 2025.
- What is the lowest net debt, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Low-Income Developing Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.23 in 2009.
- How does Low-Income Developing Sub-Saharan Africa rank for net debt, general government, percent of gdp?
- Low-Income Developing Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 12th out of 14 groups with data for 2030.
- Is net debt, general government, percent of gdp rising or falling in Low-Income Developing Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low-Income Developing Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Net debt, General government, Percent of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fiscal Monitor (FM) 2025 October