External debt, end year in Sudan
Sudan: External debt, end year was 71.70 billion current LCU in 2002. ◆ Volatile
External debt, end year in Sudan, 1994–2002
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 2002, external debt, end year in Sudan stood at 71.70 billion current LCU. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 33.6% on the previous year and up 1,204.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt, end year in Sudan peaked at 71.70 billion current LCU in 2002 and was at its lowest, 5.50 billion current LCU, in 1994.
Sudan ranks 29th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.42 billion current LCU | 5.50 billion current LCU | 41.57 billion current LCU | 6 |
| 2000s | 55.40 billion current LCU | 40.85 billion current LCU | 71.70 billion current LCU | 3 |
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- Scientific and technical journal articles 470.62 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 34.67 million (2022)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 70.21 per 100 people (2022)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 70.21 per 100 people (2022)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 7 (2020)
- Share of the population using the Internet 18.6% (2017)
- Patent applications, residents 153 (2020)
- Research and development expenditure 0.2% (2005)
- Number of people using the Internet 7.94 million users (2017)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 0.0604 per 100 people (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt, end year in Sudan?
- External debt, end year in Sudan was 71.70 billion current LCU in 2002, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest external debt, end year recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 71.70 billion current LCU in 2002.
- What is the lowest external debt, end year recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.50 billion current LCU in 1994.
- How does Sudan rank for external debt, end year?
- Sudan ranks 29th out of 47 countries with data for 2002.
- Is external debt, end year rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,204.8%. 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 debt, end year (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.