External debt, end year in Sudan
Sudan: External debt, end year was 27.40 billion current US$ in 2002. ▲ Rising
External debt, end year in Sudan, 1991–2002
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 27.40 billion current US$ for external debt, end year in 2002. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 33.5% on the previous year and up 77.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt, end year in Sudan peaked at 27.40 billion current US$ in 2002 and was at its lowest, 13.74 billion current US$, in 1994.
Sudan ranks 5th of 42 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
External debt, end year in Sudan, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 15.23 billion current US$ | — |
| 1992 | 15.45 billion current US$ | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 15.84 billion current US$ | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 13.74 billion current US$ | -13.3% |
| 1995 | 16.31 billion current US$ | +18.7% |
| 1996 | 17.22 billion current US$ | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 18.48 billion current US$ | +7.4% |
| 1998 | 16.85 billion current US$ | -8.9% |
| 1999 | 16.13 billion current US$ | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 15.88 billion current US$ | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 20.52 billion current US$ | +29.3% |
| 2002 | 27.40 billion current US$ | +33.5% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 27.40 billion current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.39 billion current US$, 19.7× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 27.40 billion current US$ is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.49 billion current US$, 18.4× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.14 billion current US$ | 13.74 billion current US$ | 18.48 billion current US$ | 9 |
| 2000s | 21.27 billion current US$ | 15.88 billion current US$ | 27.40 billion current US$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More science & technology data for Sudan
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 70.21 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.7021 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 34.67 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 18.56 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.17 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.5073 % change on previous year (2022)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 470.62 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt, end year in Sudan?
- External debt, end year in Sudan was 27.40 billion current US$ in 2002, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest external debt, end year recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 27.40 billion current US$ in 2002.
- What is the lowest external debt, end year recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.74 billion current US$ in 1994.
- How does Sudan rank for external debt, end year?
- Sudan ranks 5th out of 42 countries with data for 2002.
- Is external debt, end year rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of External debt, end year (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 U.S. dollars.