Philippines vs South Africa: External debt stocks, total

Philippines
137.02 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
South Africa
175.90 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Philippines rank
15th
South Africa rank
12th

External debt stocks, total over time

  • Philippines
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 175.90 billion DOD, current US$ against 137.02 billion DOD, current US$ in Philippines, a difference of 38.88 billion DOD, current US$.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.3 times Philippines's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Philippines ahead.

Globally, Philippines ranks 15th and South Africa ranks 12th of 121 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$)
Unit
DOD, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
133 places, 6,444 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.