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Debt Service (% of GNI) by African country

2024

Total external debt service (principal and interest) as a share of gross national income.

Africa, 202448 of 54 countries
4.6%population-weighted average
Highest in 2024Mozambique · 22.4%Lowest in 2024Somalia · 0.1%Reported in 202448 of 54 countries surveyed
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Western Sahara — no separate recordTanzania — 2.6%Democratic Republic of the Congo — 0.6%Somalia — 0.1%Kenya — 4.8%Sudan — 0.4%Chad — 1.9%South Africa — 5.7%Lesotho — 3.8%Zimbabwe — 3.4%Botswana — 1.5%Namibia — no dataSenegal — 11.3%Mali — 1.4%Mauritania — 3.8%Benin — 5.4%Niger — 2.0%Nigeria — 5.5%Cameroon — 3.2%Togo — 3.2%Ghana — 3.5%Cote d'Ivoire — 6.5%Guinea — 1.9%Guinea-Bissau — 1.8%Liberia — 3.1%Sierra Leone — 2.2%Burkina Faso — 4.1%Central African Republic — 1.9%Republic of the Congo — 7.7%Gabon — 5.6%Equatorial Guinea — no dataZambia — 17.3%Malawi — 1.5%Mozambique — 22.4%Eswatini — 4.9%Angola — 11.3%Burundi — 1.2%Madagascar — 1.7%Gambia — 3.3%Tunisia — 10.9%Algeria — 0.2%Eritrea — no dataMorocco — 5.6%Egypt — 8.9%Libya — no dataEthiopia — 0.9%Djibouti — 3.3%Uganda — 3.0%Rwanda — 2.9%South Sudan — no dataNigeria 5.5%Nigeria 5.5%Ethiopia 0.9%Ethiopia 0.9%Kenya 4.8%Kenya 4.8%South Africa 5.7%South Africa 5.7%2024HIGHEST IN 2024Mozambique22.4%Zambia17.3%Senegal11.3%Angola11.3%Tunisia10.9%LOWEST IN 2024Somalia0.1%Algeria0.2%Sudan0.4%Sao Tome and Principenot drawn0.6%Democratic Republic of the Congo0.6%PINNEDEthiopia0.9%43 of 48Kenya4.8%17 of 48Nigeria5.5%14 of 48South Africa5.7%10 of 48OTHER ISLAND STATES · NOT DRAWNCabo Verdenot drawn5.7%Comorosnot drawn1.5%Mauritiusnot drawn10.1%Seychellesnot drawnno data% of GNI · quintiles of the observed range0.1%1.5%2.6%3.8%5.7%22.4%no record
20142024
World Bank · national statistics offices · the provider's own estimates where a country has not reportedCC BY 4.0
Countries

By region

Population-weighted, so a region’s figure is the share of its people, not the average of its countries.
Southern Africa4 of 5 countries5.5%
Northern Africa5 of 6 countries5.3%
Western Africa16 of 16 countries4.8%
Eastern Africa15 of 18 countries4.3%
Middle Africa8 of 9 countries3.3%
Africaall 54 countries · 48 with a 2024 figure4.6%

What to know before you quote this

Specific to this series. For how we treat data generally, see methods.
Six countries have no usable 2024 recordNot a low value — no figure within the window. Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Libya, Namibia, Seychelles and South Sudan are hatched on the map and blank in the table.
Certainty is judged year by yearA country can be Reported in one year and Modelled the next. The tag follows the year on the scrubber, so the 2024 assessment is not a verdict on the whole series.

About this data

Debt Service (% of GNI)Total external debt service (principal and interest) as a share of gross national income.
SourceWorld Bank, with processing by Africa API
Unit% of GNI
Last updated15 Oct 2026
Next expected updateOct 2027
Date range1970–2024
Coverage48 of 54 countries · 48 reported, 0 modelled, 6 with no usable figure

How the figure is made

ReportedA national statistics office or the original provider published the figure for that year directly. 48 countries did so for 2024 — the certainty shown on this page is that 2024 assessment, not a per-series one.ModelledNo direct figure that year. The provider’s own estimate, interpolation or projection stands in, and is marked as such wherever it appears.No dataNo usable figure within the window. Drawn hatched on the map and left blank in the table — not zero, and not filled in.

These three states are used the same way across every indicator on the site — how we treat certainty explains the full set and what we never do to a number.

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How to cite this page
Africa API (2026) — "Debt Service (% of GNI)". Data adapted from World Bank. Retrieved 18 Oct 2026 from africa-api.com/indicators/debt-service
The request behind this view
GET /v1/data?metric_key=debt_service_pct_gni&year=2024&limit=100

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Debt Service (% of GNI): most recent figure per country, highest to lowest

48 countries · each with its own period

The figures at the top of the page compare every country in the same year. This list takes each country’s newest figure instead, whatever its period, so the order can differ.

#CountryDebt Service (% of GNI)Period
1Mozambique22.4%2024
2Zambia17.3%2024
3Senegal11.3%2024
4Angola11.3%2024
5Tunisia10.9%2024
6Mauritius10.1%2024
7Egypt8.9%2024
8Republic of the Congo7.7%2024
9Cote d'Ivoire6.5%2024
10South Africa5.7%2024
11Cabo Verde5.7%2024
12Morocco5.6%2024
13Gabon5.6%2024
14Nigeria5.5%2024
15Benin5.4%2024
16Eswatini4.9%2024
17Kenya4.8%2024
18Burkina Faso4.1%2024
19Mauritania3.8%2024
20Lesotho3.8%2024
21Ghana3.5%2024
22Zimbabwe3.4%2024
23Djibouti3.3%2024
24Gambia3.3%2024
25Togo3.2%2024
26Cameroon3.2%2024
27Liberia3.1%2024
28Uganda3%2024
29Rwanda2.9%2024
30Tanzania2.6%2024
31Sierra Leone2.2%2024
32Niger2%2024
33Guinea1.9%2024
34Central African Republic1.9%2024
35Chad1.9%2024
36Guinea-Bissau1.8%2024
37Madagascar1.7%2024
38Comoros1.5%2024
39Malawi1.5%2024
40Botswana1.5%2024
41Mali1.4%2024
42Burundi1.2%2024
43Ethiopia0.9%2024
44Democratic Republic of the Congo0.6%2024
45Sao Tome and Principe0.6%2024
46Sudan0.4%2024
47Algeria0.2%2024
48Somalia0.1%2024
Which observations are included?
The ranking includes 48 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each figure shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.
Does a higher value mean a better result?
The ranking is sorted by value, from highest to lowest. The order does not rate a country's performance. Interpretation depends on the indicator and its definition.

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