Adjustments to scheduled interest in North Africa
North Africa: Adjustments to scheduled interest was 151.83 million current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Adjustments to scheduled interest in North Africa, 1970–2011
Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjustments to scheduled interest in North Africa is 151.83 million current US$, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 120.1% on the previous year and up 154.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjustments to scheduled interest in North Africa peaked at 151.83 million current US$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, -1.18 billion current US$, in 1992.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjustments to scheduled interest in North Africa, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 17.89 million current US$ | — |
| 1971 | -115,000 current US$ | -100.6% |
| 1972 | -156,000 current US$ | +35.7% |
| 1973 | -161,000 current US$ | +3.2% |
| 1974 | -221,000 current US$ | +37.3% |
| 1975 | -233,000 current US$ | +5.4% |
| 1976 | -208,000 current US$ | -10.7% |
| 1977 | -426,000 current US$ | +104.8% |
| 1978 | -438,000 current US$ | +2.8% |
| 1979 | -412,000 current US$ | -5.9% |
| 1980 | -370,000 current US$ | -10.2% |
| 1981 | -234,000 current US$ | -36.8% |
| 1982 | -311,000 current US$ | +32.9% |
| 1983 | -355,000 current US$ | +14.1% |
| 1984 | -208.96 million current US$ | +58760.8% |
| 1985 | 16.45 million current US$ | -107.9% |
| 1986 | -158.83 million current US$ | -1065.3% |
| 1987 | -85.93 million current US$ | -45.9% |
| 1988 | 8.61 million current US$ | -110.0% |
| 1989 | -45.53 million current US$ | -628.8% |
| 1990 | 128.68 million current US$ | -382.6% |
| 1991 | 102.96 million current US$ | -20.0% |
| 1992 | -1.18 billion current US$ | -1249.3% |
| 1993 | -35.80 million current US$ | -97.0% |
| 1994 | -116.89 million current US$ | +226.5% |
| 1995 | 127.54 million current US$ | -209.1% |
| 1996 | 90.16 million current US$ | -29.3% |
| 1997 | 31.61 million current US$ | -64.9% |
| 1998 | -87.33 million current US$ | -376.3% |
| 1999 | -293.81 million current US$ | +236.4% |
| 2000 | -274.19 million current US$ | -6.7% |
| 2001 | -281.21 million current US$ | +2.6% |
| 2002 | -560.07 million current US$ | +99.2% |
| 2003 | -727.84 million current US$ | +30.0% |
| 2004 | -76.50 million current US$ | -89.5% |
| 2005 | -180.51 million current US$ | +136.0% |
| 2006 | -410.22 million current US$ | +127.3% |
| 2007 | -610.02 million current US$ | +48.7% |
| 2008 | -448.11 million current US$ | -26.5% |
| 2009 | -445.11 million current US$ | -0.7% |
| 2010 | -756.65 million current US$ | +70.0% |
| 2011 | 151.83 million current US$ | -120.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjustments to scheduled interest in North 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | -58760.8% | -355,000 current US$ | -208.96 million current US$ |
| 1992 | -1249.3% | 102.96 million current US$ | -1.18 billion current US$ |
| 1986 | -1065.3% | 16.45 million current US$ | -158.83 million current US$ |
| 1989 | -628.8% | 8.61 million current US$ | -45.53 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.55 million current US$ | -438,000 current US$ | 17.89 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | -47.54 million current US$ | -208.96 million current US$ | 16.45 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | -123.62 million current US$ | -1.18 billion current US$ | 128.68 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | -401.38 million current US$ | -727.84 million current US$ | -76.50 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | -302.41 million current US$ | -756.65 million current US$ | 151.83 million current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near North Africa
- 3 Cote d'Ivoire 1.03 billion current US$ compare
- 4 Angola 542.55 million current US$ compare
- 5 Zimbabwe 410.11 million current US$ compare
- 6 Egypt 221.62 million current US$ compare
- 7 Ethiopia 135.86 million current US$ compare
- 8 Mozambique 118.51 million current US$ compare
- 9 Ghana 94.46 million current US$ compare
More external debt data for North Africa
- Inward Direct investment, Net (liabilities less assets), All 120.74 billion (2024)
- Inward Direct investment, Net (liabilities less assets), Debt 110.51 million (2024)
- Inward Direct investment, Net (liabilities less assets), Debt 7.44 billion (2024)
- Inward Direct investment, Net (liabilities less assets), Debt 10.60 billion (2024)
- Inward Direct investment, Net (liabilities less assets), All 3.00 billion (2024)
- Inward Direct investment, Liabilities (gross), Debt instruments, All 14.88 billion (2024)
- Inward Direct investment, Assets (gross), Debt instruments, All 6.21 billion (2024)
- Inward Direct investment, Liabilities (gross), All financial 3.92 billion (2024)
- Outward Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities), Debt 57.94 million (2024)
- Inward Direct investment, Net (liabilities less assets), Equity, All 97.82 billion (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjustments to scheduled interest in North Africa?
- Adjustments to scheduled interest in North Africa was 151.83 million current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance.
- What is the highest adjustments to scheduled interest recorded in North Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 151.83 million current US$ in 2011.
- What is the lowest adjustments to scheduled interest recorded in North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.18 billion current US$ in 1992.
- How does North Africa rank for adjustments to scheduled interest?
- North Africa ranks 6th out of 6 groups with data for 2011.
- Is adjustments to scheduled interest rising or falling in North Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 154.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North 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.