Egypt vs South Africa: External debt, end year
External debt, end year over time
- Egypt
- South Africa
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 147.49 billion current LCU against 110.07 billion current LCU in South Africa, a difference of 37.42 billion current LCU.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.3 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1984 it was South Africa ahead.
Egypt ranks 21st and South Africa ranks 24th of 47 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.03 billion current LCU | 3.00 billion current LCU | 26.03 billion current LCU | Egypt |
| 1990s | 82.89 billion current LCU | 41.89 billion current LCU | 41.00 billion current LCU | Egypt |
| 2000s | 97.86 billion current LCU | 95.18 billion current LCU | 2.68 billion current LCU | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt, end year, Egypt or South Africa?
- Egypt, at 147.49 billion current LCU against 110.07 billion current LCU in South Africa as of 2011.
- What is the difference in external debt, end year between Egypt and South Africa?
- 37.42 billion current LCU, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and South Africa?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2008.
- How do Egypt and South Africa rank globally for external debt, end year?
- Egypt ranks 21st and South Africa ranks 24th of 47 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank country economists, published as External debt, end year (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Foreign debt consists of the outstanding stock or recognized, direct liabilities of the government to the rest of the world, generated in the past and scheduled to be extinguished by government operations in the future or to continue as perpetual debt. Data are in current local currency.