As of 2020, the total external debt in Sub-Saharan Africa reached 702 billion U.S. dollars, increasing some 5.5 percent in comparison to the previous year. Overall, the foreign debt load has been increasing in Sub-Saharan African economies. In 2016, external debt stock in the region was measured at 492 billion U.S. dollars.
Total external debt stock in Sub-Saharan Africa from 2016 to 2020
(in billion U.S. dollars)
According to the source, total external debt represents the sum of long-term external debt, short-term debt, and IMF credit. It represents the total debt owed to nonresident
creditors and is repayable in both foreign and domestic currency.
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