External debt stock in Sub-Saharan Africa 2021, by country
external debt in Sub-Saharan Africa has been increasing. In 2020, the foreign debt burden in the region accumulated just under 790 billion U.S. dollars.
South Africa's external debt reached over 170 billion U.S. dollars in 2021, which corresponded to the highest stock of foreign debt in Sub-Saharan Africa. Nigeria and Angola followed, each with debts of 76.2 billion and 67.3 billion U.S. dollars. Overall,