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Debt Service (% of GNI) by African country
Mozambique has the highest external debt service as a share of GNI of any African country, at 22.4% — 1.3× Zambia's 17.3%.
Total external debt service (principal and interest) as a share of gross national income. 49 of 54 countries, ranked · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2024.
Latest available year varies by country (2011–2024); each row shows its year, and values more than 5 years behind the most recent are marked ⚠.
Mozambique
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Full ranking
| # | Country | Debt Service (% of GNI) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mozambique | 22.4% | |
| 2 | Zambia | 17.3% | |
| 3 | Senegal | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Angola | 11.3% | |
| 5 | Tunisia | 10.9% | |
| 6 | Mauritius | 10.1% | |
| 7 | Egypt | 8.9% | |
| 8 | Republic of the Congo | 7.7% | |
| 9 | Cote d'Ivoire | 6.5% | |
| 10 | South Africa | 5.7% | |
| 11 | Cabo Verde | 5.7% | |
| 12 | Morocco | 5.6% | |
| 13 | Gabon | 5.6% | |
| 14 | Nigeria | 5.5% | |
| 15 | Benin | 5.4% | |
| 16 | Eswatini | 4.9% | |
| 17 | Kenya | 4.8% | |
| 18 | Burkina Faso | 4.1% | |
| 19 | Mauritania | 3.8% | |
| 20 | Lesotho | 3.8% | |
| 21 | Ghana | 3.5% | |
| 22 | Zimbabwe | 3.4% | |
| 23 | Djibouti | 3.3% | |
| 24 | Gambia | 3.3% | |
| 25 | Togo | 3.2% | |
| 26 | Cameroon | 3.2% | |
| 27 | Liberia | 3.1% | |
| 28 | Uganda | 3% | |
| 29 | Rwanda | 2.9% | |
| 30 | Tanzania | 2.6% | |
| 31 | Sierra Leone | 2.2% | |
| 32 | Niger | 2% | |
| 33 | Guinea | 1.9% | |
| 34 | Central African Republic | 1.9% | |
| 35 | Chad | 1.9% | |
| 36 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.8% | |
| 37 | Madagascar | 1.7% | |
| 38 | Comoros | 1.5% | |
| 39 | Malawi | 1.5% | |
| 40 | Botswana | 1.5% | |
| 41 | Mali | 1.4% | |
| 42 | Burundi | 1.2% | |
| 43 | Eritrea | 1.1% ⚠ ’11 | |
| 44 | Ethiopia | 0.9% | |
| 45 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.6% | |
| 46 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.6% | |
| 47 | Sudan | 0.4% | |
| 48 | Algeria | 0.2% | |
| 49 | Somalia | 0.1% |
Angola
Tunisia
Mauritius
Egypt
Republic of the Congo
Cote d'Ivoire
South Africa
Cabo Verde
Morocco
Gabon
Nigeria
Benin
Eswatini
Kenya
Burkina Faso
Mauritania
Lesotho
Ghana
Zimbabwe
Djibouti
Gambia
Togo
Cameroon
Liberia
Uganda
Rwanda
Tanzania
Sierra Leone
Niger
Guinea
Central African Republic
Chad
Guinea-Bissau
Madagascar
Comoros
Malawi
Botswana
Mali
Burundi
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Sao Tome and Principe
Sudan
Algeria
SomaliaGet this ranking via API
One call to /v1/data returns the latest Debt Service (% of GNI) figure for every country you pass — JSON, with source metadata on each observation.
curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?metric_key=debt_service_pct_gni&latest=true&country_codes=NG,KE,ZA,EG" \
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Frequently asked questions
Which African country has the highest external debt service as a share of GNI?
Mozambique has the highest external debt service as a share of GNI in Africa at 22.4% (2024), followed by Zambia and Senegal.
Which African country has the lowest external debt service as a share of GNI?
Somalia has the lowest external debt service as a share of GNI of the 49 African countries with data, at 0.1% (2024).
How many African countries report Debt Service (% of GNI) data?
49 of 54 African countries have a Debt Service (% of GNI) figure in the Africa API, each from the latest year available for that country (which can differ between countries, here 2011–2024). Every value links to its full series with source and history.
How do I get this ranking via API?
Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=debt_service_pct_gni&latest=true with the country codes you need and a free Africa API key — the response returns the latest value per country as JSON.
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