PPG, IDA (DOD, current US$) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): PPG, IDA (DOD, current US$) was 125.89 billion DOD, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
PPG, IDA in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1970–2025
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in DOD, current US$.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 125.89 billion DOD, current US$ for ppg, ida in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is up 14.8% on the previous year and up 178.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ppg, ida in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 125.89 billion DOD, current US$ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 225.68 million DOD, current US$, in 1970.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
PPG, IDA (DOD, current US$) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 225.68 million DOD, current US$ | — |
| 1971 | 288.18 million DOD, current US$ | +27.7% |
| 1972 | 395.79 million DOD, current US$ | +37.3% |
| 1973 | 547.25 million DOD, current US$ | +38.3% |
| 1974 | 679.21 million DOD, current US$ | +24.1% |
| 1975 | 878.64 million DOD, current US$ | +29.4% |
| 1976 | 1.16 billion DOD, current US$ | +31.6% |
| 1977 | 1.49 billion DOD, current US$ | +28.5% |
| 1978 | 1.80 billion DOD, current US$ | +21.1% |
| 1979 | 2.16 billion DOD, current US$ | +20.0% |
| 1980 | 2.58 billion DOD, current US$ | +19.4% |
| 1981 | 3.10 billion DOD, current US$ | +20.4% |
| 1982 | 3.76 billion DOD, current US$ | +21.2% |
| 1983 | 4.36 billion DOD, current US$ | +16.0% |
| 1984 | 5.06 billion DOD, current US$ | +16.0% |
| 1985 | 6.10 billion DOD, current US$ | +20.6% |
| 1986 | 7.75 billion DOD, current US$ | +27.0% |
| 1987 | 10.09 billion DOD, current US$ | +30.2% |
| 1988 | 11.43 billion DOD, current US$ | +13.3% |
| 1989 | 12.95 billion DOD, current US$ | +13.3% |
| 1990 | 15.76 billion DOD, current US$ | +21.6% |
| 1991 | 17.83 billion DOD, current US$ | +13.1% |
| 1992 | 19.25 billion DOD, current US$ | +8.0% |
| 1993 | 21.43 billion DOD, current US$ | +11.4% |
| 1994 | 25.12 billion DOD, current US$ | +17.2% |
| 1995 | 27.90 billion DOD, current US$ | +11.0% |
| 1996 | 29.49 billion DOD, current US$ | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 30.27 billion DOD, current US$ | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 33.04 billion DOD, current US$ | +9.2% |
| 1999 | 33.45 billion DOD, current US$ | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 33.62 billion DOD, current US$ | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 34.53 billion DOD, current US$ | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 39.37 billion DOD, current US$ | +14.0% |
| 2003 | 45.21 billion DOD, current US$ | +14.8% |
| 2004 | 49.74 billion DOD, current US$ | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 48.51 billion DOD, current US$ | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 24.24 billion DOD, current US$ | -50.0% |
| 2007 | 27.38 billion DOD, current US$ | +12.9% |
| 2008 | 29.37 billion DOD, current US$ | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 31.66 billion DOD, current US$ | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 32.99 billion DOD, current US$ | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 34.97 billion DOD, current US$ | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 35.75 billion DOD, current US$ | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 40.42 billion DOD, current US$ | +13.0% |
| 2014 | 42.68 billion DOD, current US$ | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 45.14 billion DOD, current US$ | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 48.27 billion DOD, current US$ | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 56.52 billion DOD, current US$ | +17.1% |
| 2018 | 60.89 billion DOD, current US$ | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 68.67 billion DOD, current US$ | +12.8% |
| 2020 | 80.06 billion DOD, current US$ | +16.6% |
| 2021 | 83.61 billion DOD, current US$ | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 89.74 billion DOD, current US$ | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 101.28 billion DOD, current US$ | +12.9% |
| 2024 | 109.65 billion DOD, current US$ | +8.3% |
| 2025 | 125.89 billion DOD, current US$ | +14.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where PPG, IDA (DOD, current US$) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -50.0% | 48.51 billion DOD, current US$ | 24.24 billion DOD, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 961.41 million DOD, current US$ | 225.68 million DOD, current US$ | 2.16 billion DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.72 billion DOD, current US$ | 2.58 billion DOD, current US$ | 12.95 billion DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.35 billion DOD, current US$ | 15.76 billion DOD, current US$ | 33.45 billion DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.36 billion DOD, current US$ | 24.24 billion DOD, current US$ | 49.74 billion DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.63 billion DOD, current US$ | 32.99 billion DOD, current US$ | 68.67 billion DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.37 billion DOD, current US$ | 80.06 billion DOD, current US$ | 125.89 billion DOD, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 2 Pakistan 19.21 billion DOD, current US$ compare
- 3 Nigeria 18.53 billion DOD, current US$ compare
- 4 Ethiopia 14.08 billion DOD, current US$ compare
- 5 Tanzania 13.89 billion DOD, current US$ compare
- 6 Kenya 13.05 billion DOD, current US$ compare
- 7 India 12.98 billion DOD, current US$ compare
- 8 Vietnam 11.04 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, ida in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Ppg, ida in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 125.89 billion DOD, current US$ in 2025, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest ppg, ida recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 125.89 billion DOD, current US$ in 2025.
- What is the lowest ppg, ida recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 225.68 million DOD, current US$ in 1970.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for ppg, ida?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 5th out of 13 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ppg, ida rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 178.9%. 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, IDA (DOD, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Public and publicly guaranteed debt outstanding from the International Development Association (IDA) is concessional. Concessional debt is defined as loans with an original grant element of 35 percent or more. The grant element of a loan is the grant equivalent expressed as a percentage of the amount committed. It is used as a measure of the overall cost of borrowing. The grant equivalent of a loan is its commitment (present) value, less the discounted present value of its contractual debt service; conventionally, future service payments are discounted at 5 percent. Data are in current U.S. dollars.