Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit (current US$) in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit (current US$) was 320,000 current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Central African Republic, 1970–2011
Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Central African Republic recorded 320,000 current US$ for interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in 2011.
That represents a change of down 78.3% on the previous year and down 92.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Central African Republic peaked at 20.55 million current US$ in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1,000 current US$, in 1970.
That places Central African Republic 49th out of 50 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit (current US$) in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,000 current US$ | — |
| 1971 | 566,000 current US$ | +56500.0% |
| 1972 | 552,000 current US$ | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 1.17 million current US$ | +111.1% |
| 1974 | 1.21 million current US$ | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 2.12 million current US$ | +76.2% |
| 1976 | 900,000 current US$ | -57.6% |
| 1977 | 1.22 million current US$ | +36.0% |
| 1978 | 1.36 million current US$ | +11.5% |
| 1979 | 392,000 current US$ | -71.3% |
| 1980 | 1.18 million current US$ | +202.0% |
| 1981 | 2.03 million current US$ | +71.1% |
| 1982 | 3.87 million current US$ | +90.8% |
| 1983 | 8.34 million current US$ | +115.7% |
| 1984 | 7.66 million current US$ | -8.1% |
| 1985 | 8.69 million current US$ | +13.5% |
| 1986 | 11.37 million current US$ | +30.8% |
| 1987 | 10.90 million current US$ | -4.2% |
| 1988 | 9.05 million current US$ | -16.9% |
| 1989 | 9.87 million current US$ | +9.0% |
| 1990 | 10.17 million current US$ | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 6.55 million current US$ | -35.6% |
| 1992 | 6.88 million current US$ | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 3.73 million current US$ | -45.8% |
| 1994 | 8.72 million current US$ | +133.9% |
| 1995 | 4.51 million current US$ | -48.3% |
| 1996 | 4.26 million current US$ | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 3.16 million current US$ | -25.7% |
| 1998 | 7.11 million current US$ | +124.9% |
| 1999 | 5.26 million current US$ | -26.1% |
| 2000 | 4.96 million current US$ | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 4.04 million current US$ | -18.6% |
| 2002 | 513,000 current US$ | -87.3% |
| 2003 | 376,000 current US$ | -26.7% |
| 2004 | 2.84 million current US$ | +655.3% |
| 2005 | 998,000 current US$ | -64.9% |
| 2006 | 18.03 million current US$ | +1706.5% |
| 2007 | 20.55 million current US$ | +14.0% |
| 2008 | 6.50 million current US$ | -68.4% |
| 2009 | 3.53 million current US$ | -45.7% |
| 2010 | 1.48 million current US$ | -58.2% |
| 2011 | 320,000 current US$ | -78.3% |
Central African Republic compared with similar countries
- Central African Republic's 320,000 current US$ is below the median for low income countries, which is 9.16 million current US$, 3% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Central African Republic's 320,000 current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.75 million current US$, 2% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit (current US$) in Central African Republic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +56500.0% | 1,000 current US$ | 566,000 current US$ |
| 2006 | +1706.5% | 998,000 current US$ | 18.03 million current US$ |
| 2004 | +655.3% | 376,000 current US$ | 2.84 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 949,600 current US$ | 1,000 current US$ | 2.12 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.30 million current US$ | 1.18 million current US$ | 11.37 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.03 million current US$ | 3.16 million current US$ | 10.17 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.23 million current US$ | 376,000 current US$ | 20.55 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 898,500 current US$ | 320,000 current US$ | 1.48 million current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Central African Republic
- 46 Liberia 656,000 current US$ compare
- 47 Guinea-Bissau 557,000 current US$ compare
- 48 Sao Tome and Principe 357,000 current US$ compare
- 50 Somalia 78,000 current US$ compare
More external debt data for Central African Republic
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0 NFL, US$ 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$), per square kilometre 0 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita -0.7502 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP -0.0015 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre -4.02 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 517.19 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 464.94 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 464.94 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, short-term 131.29 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Central African Republic?
- Interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Central African Republic was 320,000 current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance.
- What is the highest interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 20.55 million current US$ in 2007.
- What is the lowest interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,000 current US$ in 1970.
- How does Central African Republic rank for interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit?
- Central African Republic ranks 49th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Central African Republic data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Global Development Finance, published as part of Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Interest payments on long-term debt are actual amounts of interest paid in currency, goods, or services in the year specified. 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. IMF charges cover interest payments with respect to all uses of IMF resources, excluding those resulting from drawings in the reserve tranche.