Africa vs Egypt: Adjustments to scheduled interest
Adjustments to scheduled interest over time
- Africa
- Egypt
How they compare
Africa currently reports 1.24 billion current US$ against 221.62 million current US$ in Egypt, a difference of 1.01 billion current US$.
That makes Africa's figure about 5.6 times Egypt's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 3rd and Egypt ranks 6th of 6 groups.
Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.27 billion current US$ | -151.85 million current US$ | 3.42 billion current US$ | Africa |
| 2010s | 801.81 million current US$ | -44.59 million current US$ | 846.40 million current US$ | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher adjustments to scheduled interest, Africa or Egypt?
- Africa, at 1.24 billion current US$ against 221.62 million current US$ in Egypt as of 2011.
- What is the difference in adjustments to scheduled interest between Africa and Egypt?
- 1.01 billion current US$, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Egypt?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2011.
- How do Africa and Egypt rank globally for adjustments to scheduled interest?
- Africa ranks 3rd and Egypt ranks 6th of 6 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank, Global Development Finance, published as Adjustments to scheduled interest (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Interest due is actual amounts of interest due in currency, goods, or services in the year specified. Interest payments are actual amounts of interest paid in currency, goods, or services in the year specified. This item includes interest paid on long-term debt, IMF charges, and interest paid on short-term debt. Long-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year and that is owed to nonresidents and repayable in currency, goods, or services. Short-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original maturity of one year or less. Available data permit no distinction between public and private nonguaranteed short-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.