Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only) | Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total to GDP (% of GDP)
Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in foreign currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data expressed as a percentage of GDP at market prices.
| year | value |
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| 1960 | |
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| 1970 | 0.00330631 |
| 1971 | 13.4023432 |
| 1972 | 13.67192313 |
| 1973 | 13.93598139 |
| 1974 | 13.38419101 |
| 1975 | 14.5275989 |
| 1976 | 15.35433429 |
| 1977 | 19.6082876 |
| 1978 | 23.01313327 |
| 1979 | 22.76419274 |
| 1980 | 22.37184773 |
| 1981 | 25.50130411 |
| 1982 | 30.21768546 |
| 1983 | 36.5110293 |
| 1984 | 40.13598292 |
| 1985 | 50.73388316 |
| 1986 | 51.86928248 |
| 1987 | 53.65531159 |
| 1988 | 51.83929301 |
| 1989 | 52.07013084 |
| 1990 | 58.70388873 |
| 1991 | 58.78888669 |
| 1992 | 58.91920332 |
| 1993 | 66.01860633 |
| 1994 | 76.66230166 |
| 1995 | 72.08498822 |
| 1996 | 68.13560272 |
| 1997 | 64.72606101 |
| 1998 | 70.05726777 |
| 1999 | 66.24950695 |
| 2000 | 63.55026818 |
| 2001 | 62.5042893 |
| 2002 | 63.94154382 |
| 2003 | 54.04097004 |
| 2004 | 46.02056367 |
| 2005 | 36.3048904 |
| 2006 | 25.82229665 |
| 2007 | 25.121147 |
| 2008 | 22.95631603 |
| 2009 | 26.815041 |
| 2010 | 23.99796349 |
| 2011 | 23.33912312 |
| 2012 |
Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only) | Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total to GDP (% of GDP)
Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in foreign currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data expressed as a percentage of GDP at market prices.