External debt to income ratio in Sub-Saharan Africa 2019, by country
external debt in Sub-Saharan Africa has been increasing. In 2019, the foreign debt burden in the region accumulated to 625 million U.S. dollars.
Mozambique's external debt corresponded to 135.7 percent of the country's gross national income (GNI) in 2019. This was the highest external debt to income ratio in Sub-Saharan Africa. Zambia and Cabo Verde, followed with ratios of 119 percent and 94 percent, respectively. Overall,