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External debt
Total external debt stocks, current US$
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- Countries
- 49 of 54 have data · 5 without data
- Period
- All figures refer to 2024.
- Source
- World Bank · annual
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| Rank | Country | Value (US$) | Year | Change from previous figure | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇿🇦 South Africa+ compare | $175.9B ↑ $10.1B from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ $10.1B | + compare |
| 2 | 🇪🇬 Egypt+ compare | $156B ↓ $12.2B from previous figure | 2024 | ↓ $12.2B | + compare |
| 3 | 🇳🇬 Nigeria+ compare | $108.8B ↑ $6.3B from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ $6.3B | + compare |
| 4 | 🇲🇿 Mozambique+ compare | $69.8B ↑ $1.8B from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ $1.8B | + compare |
| 5 | 🇲🇦 Morocco+ compare | $68B ↓ $1.6B from previous figure | 2024 | ↓ $1.6B | + compare |
| 6 | 🇦🇴 Angola+ compare | $58.7B ↑ $1.5B from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ $1.5B | + compare |
| 7 | 🇸🇳 Senegal+ compare | $47.1B ↑ $1.7B from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ $1.7B | + compare |
| 8 | 🇰🇪 Kenya+ compare | $42.9B ↓ $23.9M from previous figure | 2024 | ↓ $23.9M | + compare |
| 9 | 🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire+ compare | $40.6B ↑ $4.2B from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ $4.2B | + compare |
| 10 | 🇹🇳 Tunisia+ compare | $40.5B ↓ $1.9B from previous figure | 2024 | ↓ $1.9B | + compare |
| 11 | 🇬🇭 Ghana+ compare | $37.4B ↓ $4.3B from previous figure | 2024 | ↓ $4.3B | + compare |
| 12 | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia+ compare | $36.5B ↑ $3.3B from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ $3.3B | + compare |
| 13 | 🇹🇿 Tanzania+ compare | $36.3B ↑ $1.8B from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ $1.8B | + compare |
| 14 | 🇿🇲 Zambia+ compare | $28.1B ↓ $958.8M from previous figure | 2024 | ↓ $958.8M | + compare |
| 15 | 🇸🇩 Sudan+ compare | $22B ↓ $559.6M from previous figure | 2024 | ↓ $559.6M | + compare |
| 16 | 🇺🇬 Uganda+ compare | $20.5B ↑ $249.6M from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ $249.6M | + compare |
| 17 | 🇲🇺 Mauritius+ compare | $20.4B ↑ $1.3B from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ $1.3B | + compare |
| 18 | 🇨🇲 Cameroon+ compare | $15.8B ↑ $368.8M from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ $368.8M | + compare |
| 19 | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe+ compare | $14.4B ↓ $144.8M from previous figure | 2024 | ↓ $144.8M | + compare |
| 20 | 🇧🇯 Benin+ compare | $14.2B ↑ $1.6B from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ $1.6B | + compare |
| 21 | 🇷🇼 Rwanda+ compare | $13.1B ↑ $1.7B from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ $1.7B | + compare |
| 22 | 🇨🇩 DR Congo+ compare | $12.5B ↑ $476.8M from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ $476.8M | + compare |
| 23 | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso+ compare | $10.8B ↑ $367.3M from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ $367.3M | + compare |
| 24 | 🇩🇿 Algeria+ compare | $6.9B ↓ $417M from previous figure | 2024 | ↓ $417M | + compare |
| 25 | 🇬🇦 Gabon+ compare | $6.8B ↓ $759.4M from previous figure | 2024 | ↓ $759.4M | + compare |
| 26 | 🇨🇬 Congo+ compare | $6.7B ↓ $141.8M from previous figure | 2024 | ↓ $141.8M | + compare |
| 27 | 🇲🇬 Madagascar+ compare | $6.7B ↑ $224.2M from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ $224.2M | + compare |
| 28 | 🇲🇱 Mali+ compare | $6.4B ↓ $30.8M from previous figure | 2024 | ↓ $30.8M | + compare |
| 29 | 🇬🇳 Guinea+ compare | $5.4B ↑ $224.9M from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ $224.9M | + compare |
| 30 | 🇳🇪 Niger+ compare | $5.3B ↓ $304.9M from previous figure | 2024 | ↓ $304.9M | + compare |
| 31 | 🇲🇷 Mauritania+ compare | $4.5B ↓ $128.1M from previous figure | 2024 | ↓ $128.1M | + compare |
| 32 | 🇹🇬 Togo+ compare | $4.3B ↑ $854.3M from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ $854.3M | + compare |
| 33 | 🇲🇼 Malawi+ compare | $3.7B ↑ $139.5M from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ $139.5M | + compare |
| 34 | 🇩🇯 Djibouti+ compare | $3.5B ↑ $28.2M from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ $28.2M | + compare |
| 35 | 🇹🇩 Chad+ compare | $3.3B ↑ $156.6M from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ $156.6M | + compare |
| 36 | 🇨🇻 Cabo Verde+ compare | $2.4B ↓ $103.1M from previous figure | 2024 | ↓ $103.1M | + compare |
| 37 | 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone+ compare | $2.3B ↓ $73.4M from previous figure | 2024 | ↓ $73.4M | + compare |
| 38 | 🇧🇼 Botswana+ compare | $2.3B ↑ $133.5M from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ $133.5M | + compare |
| 39 | 🇱🇷 Liberia+ compare | $2.2B ↑ $129.1M from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ $129.1M | + compare |
| 40 | 🇸🇴 Somalia+ compare | $1.8B ↓ $1.3B from previous figure | 2024 | ↓ $1.3B | + compare |
| 41 | 🇱🇸 Lesotho+ compare | $1.8B ↓ $2.5M from previous figure | 2024 | ↓ $2.5M | + compare |
| 42 | 🇬🇲 Gambia+ compare | $1.6B ↑ $317.8M from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ $317.8M | + compare |
| 43 | 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau+ compare | $1.4B ↑ $10.6M from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ $10.6M | + compare |
| 44 | 🇸🇿 Eswatini+ compare | $1.2B ↑ $10.5M from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ $10.5M | + compare |
| 45 | 🇨🇫 Central African Republic+ compare | $1B ↓ $37.6M from previous figure | 2024 | ↓ $37.6M | + compare |
| 46 | 🇧🇮 Burundi+ compare | $1B ↓ $9.8M from previous figure | 2024 | ↓ $9.8M | + compare |
| 47 | 🇪🇷 Eritrea+ compare | $693.3M ↓ $32.7M from previous figure | 2024 | ↓ $32.7M | + compare |
| 48 | 🇰🇲 Comoros+ compare | $385.6M ↑ $3.8M from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ $3.8M | + compare |
| 49 | 🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe+ compare | $326.4M ↑ $7.9M from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ $7.9M | + compare |
| Median | $6.8B | median of shown |
“—” in the change column means there is no earlier figure to compare with.
5 countries have no figure and are not ranked
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