PPG, IBRD (DOD, current US$) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): PPG, IBRD (DOD, current US$) was 16.85 billion DOD, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
16.85 billion DOD, current US$
Change on year
up 19.5%
Rank
10th
of 13 groups
All-time high
16.85 billion DOD, current US$
in 2025
All-time low
587.40 million DOD, current US$
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
PPG, IBRD in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1970–2025
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in DOD, current US$.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 16.85 billion DOD, current US$ for ppg, ibrd in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of up 19.5% on the previous year and up 424.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ppg, ibrd in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 16.85 billion DOD, current US$ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 587.40 million DOD, current US$, in 1970.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
PPG, IBRD (DOD, current US$) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 587.40 million DOD, current US$ | — |
| 1971 | 678.92 million DOD, current US$ | +15.6% |
| 1972 | 829.74 million DOD, current US$ | +22.2% |
| 1973 | 922.17 million DOD, current US$ | +11.1% |
| 1974 | 1.04 billion DOD, current US$ | +12.7% |
| 1975 | 1.26 billion DOD, current US$ | +21.2% |
| 1976 | 1.49 billion DOD, current US$ | +18.4% |
| 1977 | 1.72 billion DOD, current US$ | +15.6% |
| 1978 | 2.01 billion DOD, current US$ | +16.9% |
| 1979 | 2.26 billion DOD, current US$ | +12.2% |
| 1980 | 2.55 billion DOD, current US$ | +12.7% |
| 1981 | 2.85 billion DOD, current US$ | +12.0% |
| 1982 | 3.33 billion DOD, current US$ | +16.6% |
| 1983 | 3.86 billion DOD, current US$ | +16.1% |
| 1984 | 3.96 billion DOD, current US$ | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 5.27 billion DOD, current US$ | +33.1% |
| 1986 | 7.03 billion DOD, current US$ | +33.3% |
| 1987 | 9.27 billion DOD, current US$ | +31.9% |
| 1988 | 8.43 billion DOD, current US$ | -9.1% |
| 1989 | 8.43 billion DOD, current US$ | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 9.17 billion DOD, current US$ | +8.9% |
| 1991 | 9.03 billion DOD, current US$ | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 8.42 billion DOD, current US$ | -6.7% |
| 1993 | 8.18 billion DOD, current US$ | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 8.07 billion DOD, current US$ | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 7.64 billion DOD, current US$ | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 6.38 billion DOD, current US$ | -16.5% |
| 1997 | 5.30 billion DOD, current US$ | -16.9% |
| 1998 | 4.95 billion DOD, current US$ | -6.6% |
| 1999 | 4.17 billion DOD, current US$ | -15.7% |
| 2000 | 3.47 billion DOD, current US$ | -16.7% |
| 2001 | 2.90 billion DOD, current US$ | -16.5% |
| 2002 | 2.72 billion DOD, current US$ | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 2.67 billion DOD, current US$ | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 2.47 billion DOD, current US$ | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 2.01 billion DOD, current US$ | -18.6% |
| 2006 | 1.80 billion DOD, current US$ | -10.6% |
| 2007 | 1.52 billion DOD, current US$ | -15.3% |
| 2008 | 994.33 million DOD, current US$ | -34.8% |
| 2009 | 900.26 million DOD, current US$ | -9.5% |
| 2010 | 1.16 billion DOD, current US$ | +28.6% |
| 2011 | 1.41 billion DOD, current US$ | +21.9% |
| 2012 | 1.96 billion DOD, current US$ | +39.1% |
| 2013 | 2.30 billion DOD, current US$ | +17.4% |
| 2014 | 2.96 billion DOD, current US$ | +28.6% |
| 2015 | 3.22 billion DOD, current US$ | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 3.80 billion DOD, current US$ | +18.1% |
| 2017 | 4.77 billion DOD, current US$ | +25.6% |
| 2018 | 4.48 billion DOD, current US$ | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 5.55 billion DOD, current US$ | +24.0% |
| 2020 | 6.03 billion DOD, current US$ | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 6.95 billion DOD, current US$ | +15.1% |
| 2022 | 9.27 billion DOD, current US$ | +33.5% |
| 2023 | 10.44 billion DOD, current US$ | +12.6% |
| 2024 | 14.11 billion DOD, current US$ | +35.1% |
| 2025 | 16.85 billion DOD, current US$ | +19.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.28 billion DOD, current US$ | 587.40 million DOD, current US$ | 2.26 billion DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.50 billion DOD, current US$ | 2.55 billion DOD, current US$ | 9.27 billion DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.13 billion DOD, current US$ | 4.17 billion DOD, current US$ | 9.17 billion DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.15 billion DOD, current US$ | 900.26 million DOD, current US$ | 3.47 billion DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.16 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.16 billion DOD, current US$ | 5.55 billion DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.61 billion DOD, current US$ | 6.03 billion DOD, current US$ | 16.85 billion DOD, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 7 China 14.10 billion DOD, current US$ compare
- 8 Turkey 13.82 billion DOD, current US$ compare
- 9 Mexico 13.46 billion DOD, current US$ compare
- 10 Argentina 12.81 billion DOD, current US$ compare
- 11 Egypt 12.50 billion DOD, current US$ compare
- 12 Morocco 12.30 billion DOD, current US$ compare
- 13 Ecuador 7.27 billion DOD, current US$ compare
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 ppg, ibrd in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Ppg, ibrd in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 16.85 billion DOD, current US$ in 2025, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest ppg, ibrd recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 16.85 billion DOD, current US$ in 2025.
- What is the lowest ppg, ibrd recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 587.40 million DOD, current US$ in 1970.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for ppg, ibrd?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 10th out of 13 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ppg, ibrd rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 424.0%. 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 International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of PPG, IBRD (DOD, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Public and publicly guaranteed debt outstanding from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) is nonconcessional. Nonconcessional debt excludes loans with an original grant element of 35 percent or more. Data are in current U.S. dollars.