Senegal vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): External debt, end year

Senegal
1.31 trillion current US$
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
11.86 trillion current US$
in 2011
Senegal rank
2nd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
2nd

External debt, end year over time

  • Senegal
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 11.86 trillion current US$ against 1.31 trillion current US$ in Senegal, a difference of 10.54 trillion current US$.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 9.0 times Senegal's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Senegal ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 2nd of 42 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Senegal Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 1.93 trillion current US$ 2.08 trillion current US$ 146.18 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 1.69 trillion current US$ 8.98 trillion current US$ 7.29 trillion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 1.30 trillion current US$ 11.28 trillion current US$ 9.98 trillion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt, end year, Senegal or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 11.86 trillion current US$ against 1.31 trillion current US$ in Senegal as of 2011.
What is the difference in external debt, end year between Senegal and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
10.54 trillion current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
18 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2011.
How do Senegal and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for external debt, end year?
Senegal ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 2nd of 42 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as External debt, end year (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt, end year (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
48 places, 1,232 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

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 U.S. dollars.