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Sub-Saharan Africa Compared by Economy > Debt > External

DEFINITION: Total public and private debt owed to non-residents repayable in foreign currency, goods, or services.

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# COUNTRY AMOUNT DATE GRAPH HISTORY
1 South Africa $130.40 billion 2012
2 Sudan $39.54 billion 2012
3 Angola $21.85 billion 2012
4 Nigeria $13.40 billion 2012
5 Ghana $12.64 billion 2012
6 Tanzania $11.82 billion 2012
7 Kenya $11.06 billion 2012
8 Ethiopia $10.03 billion 2012
9 Zimbabwe $8.77 billion 2012
10 Cote d'Ivoire $8.10 billion 2012
11 Democratic Republic of the Congo $6.09 billion 2012
12 Zambia $5.62 billion 2012
13 Mozambique $4.70 billion 2012
14 Uganda $4.46 billion 2012
15 Namibia $4.29 billion 2012
16 Senegal $4.22 billion 2012
17 Cameroon $3.21 billion 2012
18 Gabon $3.20 billion 2012
19 Madagascar $3.12 billion 2012
20 Somalia $3.05 billion 2011
21 Mali $3.04 billion 2012
22 Mauritania $2.92 billion 2012
23 Burkina Faso $2.61 billion 2012
24 Mauritius $2.61 billion 2012
25 Guinea $2.58 billion 2012
26 Botswana $2.44 billion 2012
27 Equatorial Guinea $1.86 billion 2012
28 Chad $1.79 billion 2012
29 Seychelles $1.73 billion 2012
30 Niger $1.55 billion 2012
31 Malawi $1.35 billion 2012
32 Cape Verde $1.18 billion 2012
33 Sierra Leone $1.17 billion 2012
34 Rwanda $1.15 billion 2012
35 Benin $1.12 billion 2012
36 Guinea-Bissau $1.09 billion 2010
37 Eritrea $1.06 billion 2012
38 Lesotho $779.80 million 2012
39 Djibouti $773.90 million 2012
40 Togo $658.10 million 2012
41 Burundi $641.90 million 2012
42 Central African Republic $632.70 million 2012
43 Swaziland $604.80 million 2012
44 The Gambia $481.50 million 2012
45 Liberia $349.20 million 2012
46 Sao Tome and Principe $313.30 million 2012
47 Comoros $136.10 million 2012

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Sub-Saharan Africa Compared by Economy > Debt > External

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Interesting observations about Economy > Debt > External

  • United States ranked first for debt > external amongst Christian countries in 2012.
  • Australia ranked first for debt > external amongst Hot countries in 2012.
  • Turkey ranked first for debt > external amongst Muslim countries in 2012.
  • United Kingdom ranked first for debt > external amongst Europe in 2012.
  • China ranked first for debt > external amongst Emerging markets in 2012.
  • France ranked first for debt > external amongst Catholic countries in 2012.
  • South Africa ranked first for debt > external amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2012.
  • Brazil ranked first for debt > external amongst Latin America and Caribbean in 2012.
  • Russia ranked first for debt > external amongst Eastern Europe in 2012.
  • Germany ranked second for debt > external amongst European Union in 2012.
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