External borrowing, net in Sudan

Sudan: External borrowing, net was 1.09 billion current LCU in 2008. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2008)
1.09 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 17.0%
World rank
33rd
of 50 countries
All-time high
1.09 billion current LCU
in 2008
All-time low
-152.22 million current LCU
in 2003
Years of data
16
1993–2008

External borrowing, net in Sudan, 1993–2008

-250.0M0250.0M500.0M750.0M1.0B1993200020081993: 164.0M current LCU1994: 31.0M current LCU1995: 39.0M current LCU1996: 34.1M current LCU1997: 26.4M current LCU1998: 34.0M current LCU1999: 85.0M current LCU2000: 117.0M current LCU2001: 54.3M current LCU2002: 96.5M current LCU2003: -152.2M current LCU2004: 52.2M current LCU2005: 115.0M current LCU2006: 223.0M current LCU2007: 932.0M current LCU2008: 1.1B current LCU

Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

Sudan recorded 1.09 billion current LCU for external borrowing, net in 2008. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.0% on the previous year and up 3,105.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, external borrowing, net in Sudan peaked at 1.09 billion current LCU in 2008 and was at its lowest, -152.22 million current LCU, in 2003.

That places Sudan 33rd out of 50 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 59.07 million current LCU 26.40 million current LCU 164.00 million current LCU 7
2000s 280.86 million current LCU -152.22 million current LCU 1.09 billion current LCU 9

Countries ranked near Sudan

  1. 30 Comoros 2.91 billion current LCU compare
  2. 31 Eswatini 2.35 billion current LCU compare
  3. 32 Lesotho 1.61 billion current LCU compare
  4. 34 Gambia 857.00 million current LCU compare
  5. 35 Ghana 829.87 million current LCU compare
  6. 36 Namibia 552.00 million current LCU compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is external borrowing, net in Sudan?
External borrowing, net in Sudan was 1.09 billion current LCU in 2008, according to World Bank country economists.
What is the highest external borrowing, net recorded in Sudan?
The highest recorded value was 1.09 billion current LCU in 2008.
What is the lowest external borrowing, net recorded in Sudan?
The lowest recorded value was -152.22 million current LCU in 2003.
How does Sudan rank for external borrowing, net?
Sudan ranks 33rd out of 50 countries with data for 2008.
Is external borrowing, net rising or falling in Sudan?
Over the last ten years it is up 3,105.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sudan data come from?
The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of External borrowing, net (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
External borrowing, net (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
50 places, 1,388 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Financing from abroad (obtained from nonresidents) refer to the means by which a government provides financial resources to cover a budget deficit or allocates financial resources arising from a budget surplus. It includes all government liabilities--other. Data are in current local currency.