Adjustments to scheduled interest in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Adjustments to scheduled interest was 1.08 billion current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Adjustments to scheduled interest in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1970–2011
Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjustments to scheduled interest in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 1.08 billion current US$, measured in 2011.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 73.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjustments to scheduled interest in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 4.49 billion current US$ in 2008 and was at its lowest, -521.25 million current US$, in 1983.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjustments to scheduled interest in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 99.59 million current US$ | — |
| 1971 | 8.75 million current US$ | -91.2% |
| 1972 | 13.89 million current US$ | +58.8% |
| 1973 | 19.11 million current US$ | +37.6% |
| 1974 | 20.46 million current US$ | +7.0% |
| 1975 | 25.33 million current US$ | +23.8% |
| 1976 | 6.95 million current US$ | -72.6% |
| 1977 | 710.81 million current US$ | +10128.9% |
| 1978 | 470.03 million current US$ | -33.9% |
| 1979 | 667.51 million current US$ | +42.0% |
| 1980 | 1.35 billion current US$ | +102.7% |
| 1981 | 632.03 million current US$ | -53.3% |
| 1982 | -496.10 million current US$ | -178.5% |
| 1983 | -521.25 million current US$ | +5.1% |
| 1984 | -175.45 million current US$ | -66.3% |
| 1985 | 340.88 million current US$ | -294.3% |
| 1986 | 1.45 billion current US$ | +325.9% |
| 1987 | 2.17 billion current US$ | +49.4% |
| 1988 | 1.86 billion current US$ | -14.2% |
| 1989 | 2.38 billion current US$ | +27.9% |
| 1990 | 2.20 billion current US$ | -7.7% |
| 1991 | 1.98 billion current US$ | -9.6% |
| 1992 | 1.47 billion current US$ | -25.9% |
| 1993 | 2.25 billion current US$ | +53.0% |
| 1994 | 802.34 million current US$ | -64.3% |
| 1995 | 1.68 billion current US$ | +108.8% |
| 1996 | 2.22 billion current US$ | +32.7% |
| 1997 | 2.65 billion current US$ | +19.0% |
| 1998 | 3.09 billion current US$ | +16.9% |
| 1999 | 2.97 billion current US$ | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 4.14 billion current US$ | +39.5% |
| 2001 | 4.01 billion current US$ | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 3.17 billion current US$ | -21.0% |
| 2003 | 3.48 billion current US$ | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 3.83 billion current US$ | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 3.71 billion current US$ | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 3.93 billion current US$ | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 3.52 billion current US$ | -10.3% |
| 2008 | 4.49 billion current US$ | +27.5% |
| 2009 | 3.49 billion current US$ | -22.2% |
| 2010 | 1.12 billion current US$ | -67.8% |
| 2011 | 1.08 billion current US$ | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 204.24 million current US$ | 6.95 million current US$ | 710.81 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 899.33 million current US$ | -521.25 million current US$ | 2.38 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.13 billion current US$ | 802.34 million current US$ | 3.09 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.78 billion current US$ | 3.17 billion current US$ | 4.49 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.10 billion current US$ | 1.08 billion current US$ | 1.12 billion current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 1 Nigeria 1.50 billion current US$ compare
- 2 Sudan 1.06 billion current US$ compare
- 3 Côte 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
More external debt data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 590.20 million NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0.4576 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0.0003 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 34.76 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 2.7% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA 11.51 billion NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 8.92 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0058 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD 3.82 billion NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 8.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjustments to scheduled interest in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Adjustments to scheduled interest in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 1.08 billion current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance.
- What is the highest adjustments to scheduled interest recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.49 billion current US$ in 2008.
- What is the lowest adjustments to scheduled interest recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was -521.25 million current US$ in 1983.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for adjustments to scheduled interest?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th out of 6 groups with data for 2011.
- Is adjustments to scheduled interest rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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.