Principal repayments, PPG and PNG private creditors (AMT, current US$) by country
Private nonguaranteed external debt is an external obligation of a private debtor that is not guaranteed for repayment by a public entity. Principal repayments are actual amounts of principal (amortization) paid in currency, goods, or services in the year specified. Long-term external debt is defined as debt that...
What the numbers show
Principal repayments, PPG and PNG private creditors (AMT, current US$) is currently reported for 50 countries. The highest value is 2.44 billion AMT, current US$ in South Africa; the lowest is 0 AMT, current US$ in Malawi.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.72 million AMT, current US$, and the mean is 189.44 million AMT, current US$.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Burkina Faso (up 84,733.3%), and the largest decrease in Burundi (down 100.0%).
Principal repayments, PPG and PNG private creditors: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 2.44 billion AMT, current US$ | 2011 | down 23.1% | flat |
| 2 | Angola | 1.87 billion AMT, current US$ | 2011 | up 79.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Morocco | 1.16 billion AMT, current US$ | 2011 | up 98.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Tunisia | 1.11 billion AMT, current US$ | 2011 | up 385.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Zimbabwe | 1.09 billion AMT, current US$ | 2011 | up 1,190.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Egypt | 528.03 million AMT, current US$ | 2011 | up 155.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Algeria | 282.12 million AMT, current US$ | 2011 | down 81.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Ethiopia | 179.45 million AMT, current US$ | 2011 | up 1,688.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Cameroon | 111.92 million AMT, current US$ | 2011 | up 23.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Ghana | 108.71 million AMT, current US$ | 2011 | up 163.0% | volatile |
| 11 | CΓ΄te dβIvoire | 97.09 million AMT, current US$ | 2011 | down 11.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Senegal | 96.32 million AMT, current US$ | 2011 | up 480.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Gabon | 95.28 million AMT, current US$ | 2011 | up 136.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Zambia | 90.73 million AMT, current US$ | 2011 | up 764.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Mauritius | 82.72 million AMT, current US$ | 2011 | up 13.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Tanzania | 50.30 million AMT, current US$ | 2011 | up 179.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Nigeria | 29.47 million AMT, current US$ | 2011 | down 84.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Congo | 11.96 million AMT, current US$ | 2011 | up 12,903.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Kenya | 6.84 million AMT, current US$ | 2011 | down 95.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Mozambique | 6.55 million AMT, current US$ | 2011 | down 78.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Djibouti | 2.96 million AMT, current US$ | 2011 | β | volatile |
| 22 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2.88 million AMT, current US$ | 2011 | β | volatile |
| 23 | Burkina Faso | 2.54 million AMT, current US$ | 2011 | up 84,733.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Gambia | 2.26 million AMT, current US$ | 2011 | up 653.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Cabo Verde | 2.13 million AMT, current US$ | 2011 | down 20.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Mali | 1.31 million AMT, current US$ | 2011 | β | volatile |
| 27 | Mauritania | 1.18 million AMT, current US$ | 2011 | down 58.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Madagascar | 922,000 AMT, current US$ | 2011 | down 52.8% | volatile |
| 29 | Seychelles | 911,000 AMT, current US$ | 2011 | down 96.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Chad | 612,000 AMT, current US$ | 2011 | up 33.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Lesotho | 305,000 AMT, current US$ | 2011 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Botswana | 250,000 AMT, current US$ | 2011 | down 88.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Central African Republic | 74,000 AMT, current US$ | 2011 | β | volatile |
| 34 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 AMT, current US$ | 2011 | β | volatile |
| 34 | Burundi | 0 AMT, current US$ | 2011 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Comoros | 0 AMT, current US$ | 2011 | β | volatile |
| 34 | Benin | 0 AMT, current US$ | 2011 | β | volatile |
| 34 | Eritrea | 0 AMT, current US$ | 2011 | β | flat |
| 34 | Uganda | 0 AMT, current US$ | 2011 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Guinea | 0 AMT, current US$ | 2011 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Togo | 0 AMT, current US$ | 2011 | β | volatile |
| 34 | Eswatini | 0 AMT, current US$ | 2011 | β | volatile |
| 34 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 AMT, current US$ | 2011 | β | volatile |
| 34 | Liberia | 0 AMT, current US$ | 2011 | β | volatile |
| 34 | Somalia | 0 AMT, current US$ | 2011 | β | volatile |
| 34 | Sierra Leone | 0 AMT, current US$ | 2011 | β | volatile |
| 34 | Sudan | 0 AMT, current US$ | 2011 | β | volatile |
| 34 | Rwanda | 0 AMT, current US$ | 2011 | β | volatile |
| 34 | Niger | 0 AMT, current US$ | 2011 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Malawi | 0 AMT, current US$ | 2011 | β | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 6.39 billion AMT, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa 6.39 billion AMT, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa 3.95 billion AMT, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria 3.92 billion AMT, current US$
- North Africa 3.08 billion AMT, current US$
About this data
Private nonguaranteed external debt is an external obligation of a private debtor that is not guaranteed for repayment by a public entity. Principal repayments are actual amounts of principal (amortization) paid in currency, goods, or services in the year specified. Long-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year and that is owed to nonresidents and repayable in currency, goods, or services. Β Data are in current U.S. dollars.