Adjustments to scheduled interest in Africa
Africa: Adjustments to scheduled interest was 1.24 billion current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Adjustments to scheduled interest in Africa, 1970–2011
Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjustments to scheduled interest in Africa is 1.24 billion current US$, measured in 2011.
The figure is up 235.9% on the previous year and down 66.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjustments to scheduled interest in Africa peaked at 4.04 billion current US$ in 2008 and was at its lowest, -521.61 million current US$, in 1983.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjustments to scheduled interest in Africa, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 117.48 million current US$ | — |
| 1971 | 8.63 million current US$ | -92.6% |
| 1972 | 13.73 million current US$ | +59.1% |
| 1973 | 18.95 million current US$ | +38.0% |
| 1974 | 20.23 million current US$ | +6.8% |
| 1975 | 25.10 million current US$ | +24.0% |
| 1976 | 6.74 million current US$ | -73.1% |
| 1977 | 710.38 million current US$ | +10438.2% |
| 1978 | 469.60 million current US$ | -33.9% |
| 1979 | 667.10 million current US$ | +42.1% |
| 1980 | 1.35 billion current US$ | +102.8% |
| 1981 | 631.80 million current US$ | -53.3% |
| 1982 | -496.41 million current US$ | -178.6% |
| 1983 | -521.61 million current US$ | +5.1% |
| 1984 | -384.40 million current US$ | -26.3% |
| 1985 | 357.34 million current US$ | -193.0% |
| 1986 | 1.29 billion current US$ | +261.8% |
| 1987 | 2.08 billion current US$ | +61.1% |
| 1988 | 1.87 billion current US$ | -10.3% |
| 1989 | 2.33 billion current US$ | +24.9% |
| 1990 | 2.32 billion current US$ | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 2.09 billion current US$ | -10.2% |
| 1992 | 286.30 million current US$ | -86.3% |
| 1993 | 2.21 billion current US$ | +672.7% |
| 1994 | 685.45 million current US$ | -69.0% |
| 1995 | 1.80 billion current US$ | +163.0% |
| 1996 | 2.31 billion current US$ | +28.3% |
| 1997 | 2.68 billion current US$ | +15.8% |
| 1998 | 3.01 billion current US$ | +12.2% |
| 1999 | 2.67 billion current US$ | -11.1% |
| 2000 | 3.86 billion current US$ | +44.5% |
| 2001 | 3.73 billion current US$ | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 2.61 billion current US$ | -30.1% |
| 2003 | 2.75 billion current US$ | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 3.75 billion current US$ | +36.5% |
| 2005 | 3.53 billion current US$ | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 3.52 billion current US$ | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 2.91 billion current US$ | -17.2% |
| 2008 | 4.04 billion current US$ | +38.8% |
| 2009 | 3.05 billion current US$ | -24.6% |
| 2010 | 367.85 million current US$ | -87.9% |
| 2011 | 1.24 billion current US$ | +235.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjustments to scheduled interest in Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +10438.2% | 6.74 million current US$ | 710.38 million current US$ |
| 1993 | +672.7% | 286.30 million current US$ | 2.21 billion current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 205.80 million current US$ | 6.74 million current US$ | 710.38 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 851.79 million current US$ | -521.61 million current US$ | 2.33 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.01 billion current US$ | 286.30 million current US$ | 3.01 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.38 billion current US$ | 2.61 billion current US$ | 4.04 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 801.81 million current US$ | 367.85 million current US$ | 1.24 billion current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Africa
More external debt data for Africa
- Net ODA received 2.6% (2011)
- Net official development assistance received per capita 49.41 current US$ (2011)
- Total ODA Private Net, all donors 12.80 billion current US$ (2011)
- Net ODA received from DAC donors 28.02 billion current US$ (2011)
- Net ODA received per capita from DAC donors 27.1 current US$ (2011)
- Net ODA received from DAC donors 28.02 billion constant 2010 US$ (2011)
- Total ODA Private Net, DAC donors 12.57 billion current US$ (2011)
- Net ODA received from DAC donors 1.4% (2011)
- Net ODA received from multilateral donors 16.37 billion current US$ (2011)
- Net ODA received per capita from multilateral donors 15.83 current US$ (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjustments to scheduled interest in Africa?
- Adjustments to scheduled interest in Africa was 1.24 billion current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance.
- What is the highest adjustments to scheduled interest recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 4.04 billion current US$ in 2008.
- What is the lowest adjustments to scheduled interest recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -521.61 million current US$ in 1983.
- How does Africa rank for adjustments to scheduled interest?
- Africa ranks 3rd out of 6 groups with data for 2011.
- Is adjustments to scheduled interest rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Global Development Finance, published as part of Adjustments to scheduled interest (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.