As of 2021, the total external public debt in West Africa amounted to around *** billion U.S. dollars. Nigeria and Ghana recorded the highest levels of debt in the region, at approximately billion U.S. dollars and billion U.S. dollars, respectively. On the other hand, Gambia and Guinea-Bissau registered the lowest values, at *** million U.S. dollars and *** million U.S. dollars, respectively. Overall in Africa, a total external public debt of around *** U.S. dollars was reached at the said date.
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