Bulgaria vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita

Bulgaria
7,302 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2022
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
697.46 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
11th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
9th

External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 7,302 DOD, current US$ per person against 697.46 DOD, current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 6,605 DOD, current US$ per person.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 10.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 122 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 540.08 DOD, current US$ per person 242.45 DOD, current US$ per person 297.64 DOD, current US$ per person Bulgaria
1990s 1,322 DOD, current US$ per person 356.08 DOD, current US$ per person 966.36 DOD, current US$ per person Bulgaria
2000s 3,491 DOD, current US$ per person 316.06 DOD, current US$ per person 3,175 DOD, current US$ per person Bulgaria
2010s 6,396 DOD, current US$ per person 518.37 DOD, current US$ per person 5,878 DOD, current US$ per person Bulgaria
2020s 7,121 DOD, current US$ per person 688.89 DOD, current US$ per person 6,432 DOD, current US$ per person Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita, Bulgaria or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Bulgaria, at 7,302 DOD, current US$ per person against 697.46 DOD, current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2022.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita between Bulgaria and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
6,605 DOD, current US$ per person, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
42 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2022.
How do Bulgaria and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita?
Bulgaria ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita
Unit
DOD, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
134 places, 6,470 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.