Net long-term borrowing (BoP, current US$) by country
Net long-term borrowing includes external debt disbursements less repayments due, plus other net long-term inflows. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
What the numbers show
Net long-term borrowing (BoP, current US$) is currently reported for 54 countries. The highest value is 642.00 million BoP, current US$ in Libya; the lowest is -326.71 million BoP, current US$ in Mauritius.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 BoP, current US$, and the mean is 9.19 million BoP, current US$.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Cape Verde (up 14,761.5%), and the largest decrease in Namibia (down 149.9%).
Net long-term borrowing: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Libya | 642.00 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Algeria | 136.38 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 3 | South Africa | 54.46 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 118.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Cape Verde | 15.22 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 14,761.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Mozambique | 3.61 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 6 | Morocco | 26,930 BoP, current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 7 | Sierra Leone | 0 BoP, current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 7 | Zimbabwe | 0 BoP, current US$ | 2011 | — | flat |
| 7 | Mauritania | 0 BoP, current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 7 | Zambia | 0 BoP, current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 7 | Niger | 0 BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Nigeria | 0 BoP, current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 7 | Rwanda | 0 BoP, current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 7 | Sudan | 0 BoP, current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 7 | Senegal | 0 BoP, current US$ | 2011 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Tunisia | 0 BoP, current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 7 | Somalia | 0 BoP, current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 7 | Uganda | 0 BoP, current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 7 | South Sudan | 0 BoP, current US$ | 2011 | — | flat |
| 7 | Mali | 0 BoP, current US$ | 2011 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Tanzania | 0 BoP, current US$ | 2011 | — | flat |
| 7 | Eswatini | 0 BoP, current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 7 | Seychelles | 0 BoP, current US$ | 2011 | — | flat |
| 7 | Chad | 0 BoP, current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 7 | Togo | 0 BoP, current US$ | 2011 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Eritrea | 0 BoP, current US$ | 2011 | — | flat |
| 7 | Angola | 0 BoP, current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 7 | Burundi | 0 BoP, current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 7 | Benin | 0 BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Burkina Faso | 0 BoP, current US$ | 2011 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Botswana | 0 BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Central African Republic | 0 BoP, current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 7 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0 BoP, current US$ | 2011 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Cameroon | 0 BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0 BoP, current US$ | 2011 | — | flat |
| 7 | Congo | 0 BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Comoros | 0 BoP, current US$ | 2011 | — | flat |
| 7 | Djibouti | 0 BoP, current US$ | 2011 | — | flat |
| 7 | Madagascar | 0 BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Ethiopia | 0 BoP, current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 7 | Gabon | 0 BoP, current US$ | 2011 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Ghana | 0 BoP, current US$ | 2011 | — | flat |
| 7 | Guinea | 0 BoP, current US$ | 2011 | — | flat |
| 7 | Gambia | 0 BoP, current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 7 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 BoP, current US$ | 2011 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 BoP, current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 7 | Kenya | 0 BoP, current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 7 | Liberia | 0 BoP, current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 7 | Lesotho | 0 BoP, current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Sao Tome and Principe | -1.14 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | down 72.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Malawi | -1.20 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 52 | Namibia | -6.97 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | down 149.9% | volatile |
| 53 | Egypt | -19.50 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 73.3% | volatile |
| 54 | Mauritius | -326.71 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- North Africa 758.90 million BoP, current US$
- Africa 496.17 million BoP, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa -262.73 million BoP, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) -262.73 million BoP, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa -317.19 million BoP, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria -317.19 million BoP, current US$
About this data
Net long-term borrowing includes external debt disbursements less repayments due, plus other net long-term inflows. Data are in current U.S. dollars.