External debt in Western Africa in 2024 — 294,778,912,554 US$. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 10,057.7%.
1970–2024 · US$
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 295B | +10.78B | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 284B | +15.73B | +5.86% |
| 2022 | 268B | +10.68B | +4.15% |
| 2021 | 258B | +29.39B | +12.88% |
| 2020 | 228B | +30.82B | +15.61% |
| 2019 | 197B | +15.13B | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 182B | +14.87B | +8.88% |
| 2017 | 167B | +30.94B | +22.68% |
| 2016 | 136B | +2.54B | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 134B | +6.36B | +4.99% |
| 2014 | 128B | +8.99B | +7.58% |
| 2013 | 119B | +13.86B | +13.24% |
| 2012 | 105B | +6.46B | +6.58% |
| 2011 | 98.23B | +11.74B | +13.58% |
| 2010 | 86.49B | +9.81B | +12.8% |
| 2009 | 76.68B | +9.43B | +14.02% |
| 2008 | 67.25B | +1.57B | +2.38% |
| 2007 | 65.69B | +7.3B | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 58.39B | −23.22B | −28.46% |
| 2005 | 81.61B | −13B | −13.74% |
| 2004 | 94.61B | +5.12B | +5.72% |
| 2003 | 89.49B | +7.55B | +9.21% |
| 2002 | 81.94B | +4.5B | +5.81% |
| 2001 | 77.44B | +1.1B | +1.44% |
| 2000 | 76.34B | +1.92B | +2.58% |
| 1999 | 74.42B | −2.6B | −3.37% |
| 1998 | 77.02B | +2.88B | +3.89% |
| 1997 | 74.13B | −6.68B | −8.27% |
| 1996 | 80.81B | −1.6B | −1.94% |
| 1995 | 82.42B | +3.88B | +4.94% |
| 1994 | 78.54B | +1.78B | +2.32% |
| 1993 | 76.76B | +3.39B | +4.62% |
| 1992 | 73.37B | −3.38B | −4.41% |
| 1991 | 76.75B | +1.96B | +2.62% |
| 1990 | 74.79B | +8.38B | +12.63% |
| 1989 | 66.41B | +1.28B | +1.96% |
| 1988 | 65.13B | +252M | +0.39% |
| 1987 | 64.88B | +12.6B | +24.1% |
| 1986 | 52.28B | +8.58B | +19.64% |
| 1985 | 43.69B | +4.18B | +10.58% |
| 1984 | 39.51B | +510M | +1.31% |
| 1983 | 39B | +6.32B | +19.34% |
| 1982 | 32.68B | +2.05B | +6.68% |
| 1981 | 30.64B | +4.43B | +16.89% |
| 1980 | 26.21B | +6.69B | +34.24% |
| 1979 | 19.53B | +3.26B | +20.03% |
| 1978 | 16.27B | +5.3B | +48.32% |
| 1977 | 10.97B | +3.99B | +57.17% |
| 1976 | 6.98B | +557M | +8.68% |
| 1975 | 6.42B | +462M | +7.75% |
| 1974 | 5.96B | +755M | +14.51% |
| 1973 | 5.2B | +1.47B | +39.52% |
| 1972 | 3.73B | +357M | +10.6% |
| 1971 | 3.37B | +470M | +16.21% |
| 1970 | 2.9B | — | — |
Total external debt: the liabilities of a country's residents to non-residents in foreign and in national currency, covering public, publicly guaranteed and private debt. It differs from government debt fundamentally — it includes the borrowing of banks and corporations that the government does not guarantee but that turns out to be its problem in a crisis all the same.
Important: Only middle- and low-income countries report to the World Bank Debtor Reporting System, so the table holds about 130 of them. Aggregates for country groups are not computed: the sum over those present is the debt of developing countries, not of the world.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
Gross general government debt as a percent of GDP.
Public Finance Budget balanceThe budget deficit or surplus as a percent of GDP. A negative value means spending exceeds revenue.
Finance Development aid receivedHow much official development assistance a country receives — in grants and concessional loans.