Adjustments to scheduled interest in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Adjustments to scheduled interest was 1.08 billion current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Adjustments to scheduled interest in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1970–2011
Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjustments to scheduled interest in Sub-Saharan Africa is 1.08 billion current US$, measured in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 peaked at 4.49 billion current US$ in 2008 and was at its lowest, -521.25 million current US$, in 1983.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 204.24 million current US$ | 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
More external debt data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 590.20 million NFL, US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 2.7% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA 11.51 billion NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD 3.82 billion NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 8.9% (2024)
- Debt service (PPG and IMF only, % of exports of goods, services and) 10.3% (2024)
- Net official development assistance received 50.33 billion current US$ (2018)
- Net ODA received 3.7% (2011)
- Net official development assistance received per capita 54.73 current US$ (2011)
- Total ODA Private Net, all donors 5.21 billion current US$ (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjustments to scheduled interest in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Adjustments to scheduled interest in Sub-Saharan Africa 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?
- 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?
- The lowest recorded value was -521.25 million current US$ in 1983.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for adjustments to scheduled interest?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd out of 2 regions with data for 2011.
- Is adjustments to scheduled interest rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 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 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.