Sub-Saharan Africa
External debt stocks (% of GNI)

Within the “Sub-Saharan Africa” group, Mozambique leads External debt stocks (% of GNI) in 2024 at 350.57%, while Botswana sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 11.93%. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.087.6175263351MozambiqueMozambique: 350.57%351SenegalSenegal: 150.69%151MauritiusMauritius: 123.17%123ZambiaZambia: 114.20%114RwandaRwanda: 93.88%93.9Cabo VerdeCabo Verde: 86.89%86.9AngolaAngola: 79.57%79.6Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau: 67.11%67.1BeninBenin: 66.55%66.6Gambia, TheGambia, The: 66.36%66.4LesothoLesotho: 65.35%65.4NigeriaNigeria: 60.04%60.0

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Mozambique 350.57%
2 Senegal 150.69%
3 Mauritius 123.17%
4 Zambia 114.20%
5 Rwanda 93.88%
6 Cabo Verde 86.89%
7 Angola 79.57%
8 Guinea-Bissau 67.11%
9 Benin 66.55%
10 Gambia, The 66.36%
11 Lesotho 65.35%
12 Nigeria 60.04%
13 Liberia 50.46%
14 Cote d'Ivoire 48.83%
15 Burkina Faso 48.76%
16 Tanzania 47.32%
17 Burundi 47.13%
18 Ghana 46.92%
19 Sudan 45.40%
20 Congo, Rep. 44.90%
21 South Africa 44.83%
22 Togo 43.16%
23 Sao Tome and Principe 42.75%
24 Mauritania 41.83%
25 Uganda 39.22%
26 Madagascar 39.21%
27 Gabon 35.95%
28 Central African Republic 35.85%
29 Malawi 35.25%
30 Kenya 34.99%
31 Zimbabwe 32.98%
32 Cameroon 31.29%
33 Sierra Leone 31.13%
34 Eswatini 27.75%
35 Niger 27.51%
36 Mali 24.94%
37 Comoros 24.81%
38 Guinea 23.20%
39 Congo, Dem. Rep. 18.25%
40 Chad 16.40%
41 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 14.92%
42 Botswana 11.93%

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the Sub-Saharan Africa group for External debt stocks (% of GNI) in 2024, Mozambique leads with a gap of 199.88% to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 42 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Botswana at 11.93%.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.