Haiti vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Total debt service
Total debt service over time
- Haiti
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Haiti currently reports 63.2% against 16.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 46.4%.
That makes Haiti's figure about 3.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
Haiti ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.6% | 15.6% | 2.0% | Haiti |
| 2000s | 9.6% | 9.1% | 0.5% | Haiti |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 11.1% | 8.3% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 15.3% | 17.2% | 1.9% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total debt service, Haiti or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Haiti, at 63.2% against 16.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total debt service between Haiti and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 46.4%, with Haiti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Haiti and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for total debt service?
- Haiti ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total debt service to exports of goods, services and primary income. Total debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term debt, interest paid on short-term debt, and repayments (repurchases and charges) to the IMF.