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External Debt (% of GNI) by African country
Mozambique has the highest external debt as a share of GNI of any African country, at 350.6% — 2.3× Senegal's 150.7%.
Total external debt stocks 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
Senegal
MauritiusBy region
Full ranking
| # | Country | External Debt (% of GNI) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mozambique | 350.6% | |
| 2 | Senegal | 150.7% | |
| 3 | Mauritius | 123.2% | |
| 4 | Zambia | 114.2% | |
| 5 | Rwanda | 93.9% | |
| 6 | Cabo Verde | 86.9% | |
| 7 | Djibouti | 83.8% | |
| 8 | Angola | 79.6% | |
| 9 | Tunisia | 77.7% | |
| 10 | Guinea-Bissau | 67.1% | |
| 11 | Benin | 66.6% | |
| 12 | Gambia | 66.4% | |
| 13 | Lesotho | 65.4% | |
| 14 | Nigeria | 60% | |
| 15 | Eritrea | 51.5% ⚠ ’11 | |
| 16 | Liberia | 50.5% | |
| 17 | Cote d'Ivoire | 48.8% | |
| 18 | Burkina Faso | 48.8% | |
| 19 | Tanzania | 47.3% | |
| 20 | Burundi | 47.1% | |
| 21 | Ghana | 46.9% | |
| 22 | Sudan | 45.4% | |
| 23 | Republic of the Congo | 44.9% | |
| 24 | South Africa | 44.8% | |
| 25 | Morocco | 44.7% | |
| 26 | Togo | 43.2% | |
| 27 | Sao Tome and Principe | 42.7% | |
| 28 | Egypt | 42% | |
| 29 | Mauritania | 41.8% | |
| 30 | Uganda | 39.2% | |
| 31 | Madagascar | 39.2% | |
| 32 | Gabon | 36% | |
| 33 | Central African Republic | 35.9% | |
| 34 | Malawi | 35.2% | |
| 35 | Kenya | 35% | |
| 36 | Zimbabwe | 33% | |
| 37 | Cameroon | 31.3% | |
| 38 | Sierra Leone | 31.1% | |
| 39 | Eswatini | 27.8% | |
| 40 | Niger | 27.5% | |
| 41 | Mali | 24.9% | |
| 42 | Comoros | 24.8% | |
| 43 | Ethiopia | 24.3% | |
| 44 | Guinea | 23.2% | |
| 45 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 18.3% | |
| 46 | Chad | 16.4% | |
| 47 | Somalia | 14.9% | |
| 48 | Botswana | 11.9% | |
| 49 | Algeria | 2.7% |
Zambia
Rwanda
Cabo Verde
Djibouti
Angola
Tunisia
Guinea-Bissau
Benin
Gambia
Lesotho
Nigeria
Eritrea
Liberia
Cote d'Ivoire
Burkina Faso
Tanzania
Burundi
Ghana
Sudan
Republic of the Congo
South Africa
Morocco
Togo
Sao Tome and Principe
Egypt
Mauritania
Uganda
Madagascar
Gabon
Central African Republic
Malawi
Kenya
Zimbabwe
Cameroon
Sierra Leone
Eswatini
Niger
Mali
Comoros
Ethiopia
Guinea
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Chad
Somalia
Botswana
AlgeriaGet this ranking via API
One call to /v1/data returns the latest External Debt (% 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=external_debt_stocks_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 as a share of GNI?
Mozambique has the highest external debt as a share of GNI in Africa at 350.6% (2024), followed by Senegal and Mauritius.
Which African country has the lowest external debt as a share of GNI?
Algeria has the lowest external debt as a share of GNI of the 49 African countries with data, at 2.7% (2024).
How many African countries report External Debt (% of GNI) data?
49 of 54 African countries have a External Debt (% 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=external_debt_stocks_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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