Adjustments to scheduled interest (current US$) in South Africa
South Africa: Adjustments to scheduled interest (current US$) was -941.43 million current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Adjustments to scheduled interest in South Africa, 1994–2011
Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
South Africa recorded -941.43 million current US$ for adjustments to scheduled interest in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 62.2% on the previous year and down 222.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjustments to scheduled interest in South Africa peaked at 2.32 billion current US$ in 2008 and was at its lowest, -941.43 million current US$, in 2011.
South Africa ranks 46th of 46 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjustments to scheduled interest (current US$) in South Africa, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | -907.03 million current US$ | — |
| 1995 | -340,000 current US$ | -100.0% |
| 1996 | 54,064 current US$ | -115.9% |
| 1997 | -67.58 million current US$ | -125092.4% |
| 1998 | -1.62 million current US$ | -97.6% |
| 1999 | -14.94 million current US$ | +821.5% |
| 2000 | 1.13 billion current US$ | -7663.3% |
| 2001 | 766.22 million current US$ | -32.2% |
| 2002 | 640.38 million current US$ | -16.4% |
| 2003 | 1.10 billion current US$ | +72.0% |
| 2004 | 989.05 million current US$ | -10.2% |
| 2005 | 698.89 million current US$ | -29.3% |
| 2006 | 1.24 billion current US$ | +78.1% |
| 2007 | 1.66 billion current US$ | +33.5% |
| 2008 | 2.32 billion current US$ | +39.7% |
| 2009 | 738.69 million current US$ | -68.2% |
| 2010 | -580.50 million current US$ | -178.6% |
| 2011 | -941.43 million current US$ | +62.2% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's -941.43 million current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -28.61 million current US$, 32.9× the median. (5 countries reporting)
- South Africa's -941.43 million current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 434,909 current US$. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjustments to scheduled interest (current US$) in South 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | -125092.4% | 54,064 current US$ | -67.58 million current US$ |
| 2000 | +7663.3% | -14.94 million current US$ | 1.13 billion current US$ |
| 1999 | -821.5% | -1.62 million current US$ | -14.94 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -165.24 million current US$ | -907.03 million current US$ | 54,064 current US$ | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.13 billion current US$ | 640.38 million current US$ | 2.32 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | -760.96 million current US$ | -941.43 million current US$ | -580.50 million current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More external debt data for South Africa
- Net financial flows, IBRD 1.36 billion NFL, current US$ (2025)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita -0.2407 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP -0 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 444.22 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 6.45 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 115.04 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 139.25 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, short-term 60.64 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- Short-term debt 29.4% (2025)
- Net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$), annual growth rate -109.7 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjustments to scheduled interest in South Africa?
- Adjustments to scheduled interest in South Africa was -941.43 million current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance.
- What is the highest adjustments to scheduled interest recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2.32 billion current US$ in 2008.
- What is the lowest adjustments to scheduled interest recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -941.43 million current US$ in 2011.
- How does South Africa rank for adjustments to scheduled interest?
- South Africa ranks 46th out of 46 countries with data for 2011.
- Is adjustments to scheduled interest rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 222.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South 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.