Africa vs Zimbabwe: Total stock of arrears (principal and interest payments)

Africa
8.73 billion current US$
in 2006
Zimbabwe
2.43 billion current US$
in 2005
Africa rank
1st
Zimbabwe rank
3rd

Total stock of arrears (principal and interest payments) over time

  • Africa
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Africa currently reports 8.73 billion current US$ against 2.43 billion current US$ in Zimbabwe, a difference of 6.29 billion current US$.

That makes Africa's figure about 3.6 times Zimbabwe's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.

Africa ranks 1st and Zimbabwe ranks 3rd of 5 groups.

Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1970s 292.83 million current US$ 9.19 million current US$ 283.64 million current US$ Africa
1980s 4.72 billion current US$ 1.47 million current US$ 4.71 billion current US$ Africa
1990s 26.99 billion current US$ 10.90 million current US$ 26.98 billion current US$ Africa
2000s 18.80 billion current US$ 1.51 billion current US$ 17.29 billion current US$ Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total stock of arrears (principal and interest payments), Africa or Zimbabwe?
Africa, at 8.73 billion current US$ against 2.43 billion current US$ in Zimbabwe as of 2006.
What is the difference in total stock of arrears (principal and interest payments) between Africa and Zimbabwe?
6.29 billion current US$, with Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Zimbabwe?
36 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2005.
How do Africa and Zimbabwe rank globally for total stock of arrears (principal and interest payments)?
Africa ranks 1st and Zimbabwe ranks 3rd of 5 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank, Global Development Finance, published as Total stock of arrears (principal and interest payments) (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total stock of arrears (principal and interest payments) (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank, Global Development Finance
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 971 data points, 1965–2006
Last refreshed

Principal and interest payments due but not paid.