Adjustments to scheduled debt service (current US$) by country
Adjustment to scheduled debt service equals debt service not paid plus debt service arrears reductions and prepayments. Data are denominated in U.S. dollars.
What the numbers show
Adjustments to scheduled debt service (current US$) is currently reported for 48 countries. The highest value is 909.00 million current US$ in Sudan; the lowest is -435.80 million current US$ in Mauritania.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 current US$, and the mean is 60.78 million current US$.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Seychelles (up 2,610.0%), and the largest decrease in Mauritania (down 1,656.1%).
Adjustments to scheduled debt service: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sudan | 909.00 million current US$ | 2010 | down 30.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Cote d'Ivoire | 739.62 million current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Congo | 593.96 million current US$ | 1999 | up 71.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Zimbabwe | 476.27 million current US$ | 2011 | up 38.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Seychelles | 234.03 million current US$ | 2010 | up 2,610.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Angola | 130.32 million current US$ | 2011 | down 64.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Togo | 64.66 million current US$ | 2002 | down 28.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Uganda | 64.38 million current US$ | 2011 | up 42.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Malawi | 57.60 million current US$ | 2005 | up 260.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Sierra Leone | 38.60 million current US$ | 2010 | up 88.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Madagascar | 36.28 million current US$ | 2009 | down 39.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Mali | 21.49 million current US$ | 2007 | down 14.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Equatorial Guinea | 12.80 million current US$ | 1999 | down 13.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Gambia | 4.30 million current US$ | 2001 | — | volatile |
| 16 | Niger | 2.85 million current US$ | 2005 | down 95.2% | falling |
| 17 | Chad | 2.20 million current US$ | 2007 | up 162.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Ethiopia | 4 current US$ | 2011 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2 current US$ | 2011 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Burkina Faso | 0.0019 current US$ | 2011 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Tunisia | 0 current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Tanzania | 0 current US$ | 2011 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Botswana | 0 current US$ | 2011 | — | flat |
| 21 | Eswatini | 0 current US$ | 2011 | — | flat |
| 21 | Benin | 0 current US$ | 2011 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Zambia | 0 current US$ | 2011 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Senegal | 0 current US$ | 2011 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Cameroon | 0 current US$ | 2011 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Burundi | 0 current US$ | 2005 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Rwanda | 0 current US$ | 2011 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Mauritius | 0 current US$ | 2011 | — | flat |
| 21 | Kenya | 0 current US$ | 2011 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Cape Verde | 0 current US$ | 2010 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Algeria | 0 current US$ | 2011 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Egypt | 0 current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Eritrea | 0 current US$ | 2004 | — | flat |
| 21 | Gabon | 0 current US$ | 1999 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Ghana | 0 current US$ | 2011 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 current US$ | 2011 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Nigeria | 0 current US$ | 2008 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Liberia | 0 current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Lesotho | 0 current US$ | 2011 | — | flat |
| 21 | Morocco | 0 current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Mozambique | 0 current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Comoros | 0 current US$ | 2010 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0 current US$ | 2011 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Central African Republic | -13.35 million current US$ | 2011 | down 25.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Guinea | -21.90 million current US$ | 1989 | down 647.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Mauritania | -435.80 million current US$ | 2011 | down 1,656.1% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa 2.09 billion current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria 2.09 billion current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa 2.09 billion current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 2.09 billion current US$
- North Africa 0 current US$
About this data
Adjustment to scheduled debt service equals debt service not paid plus debt service arrears reductions and prepayments. Data are denominated in U.S. dollars.