Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Comoros
Comoros: Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit was 1.73 million current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Comoros, 1970–2011
Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Comoros is 1.73 million current US$, measured in 2011.
That represents a change of up 46.4% on the previous year and up 165.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Comoros peaked at 13.17 million current US$ in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0 current US$, in 1970.
Comoros ranks 45th of 50 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Comoros, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1971 | 13,000 current US$ | — |
| 1972 | 19,000 current US$ | +46.2% |
| 1973 | 34,000 current US$ | +78.9% |
| 1974 | 45,000 current US$ | +32.4% |
| 1975 | 114,000 current US$ | +153.3% |
| 1976 | 122,000 current US$ | +7.0% |
| 1977 | 112,000 current US$ | -8.2% |
| 1978 | 103,000 current US$ | -8.0% |
| 1979 | 248,000 current US$ | +140.8% |
| 1980 | 302,000 current US$ | +21.8% |
| 1981 | 421,000 current US$ | +39.4% |
| 1982 | 545,000 current US$ | +29.5% |
| 1983 | 1.10 million current US$ | +102.8% |
| 1984 | 1.50 million current US$ | +35.6% |
| 1985 | 1.53 million current US$ | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 815,000 current US$ | -46.7% |
| 1987 | 882,000 current US$ | +8.2% |
| 1988 | 416,000 current US$ | -52.8% |
| 1989 | 760,000 current US$ | +82.7% |
| 1990 | 716,000 current US$ | -5.8% |
| 1991 | 2.21 million current US$ | +208.4% |
| 1992 | 2.50 million current US$ | +13.2% |
| 1993 | 598,000 current US$ | -76.1% |
| 1994 | 761,000 current US$ | +27.3% |
| 1995 | 474,000 current US$ | -37.7% |
| 1996 | 589,000 current US$ | +24.3% |
| 1997 | 568,000 current US$ | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 381,000 current US$ | -32.9% |
| 1999 | 731,000 current US$ | +91.9% |
| 2000 | 848,000 current US$ | +16.0% |
| 2001 | 651,000 current US$ | -23.2% |
| 2002 | 817,000 current US$ | +25.5% |
| 2003 | 840,000 current US$ | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 1.04 million current US$ | +23.5% |
| 2005 | 1.30 million current US$ | +25.5% |
| 2006 | 1.20 million current US$ | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 13.17 million current US$ | +1000.3% |
| 2008 | 4.18 million current US$ | -68.2% |
| 2009 | 2.94 million current US$ | -29.8% |
| 2010 | 1.18 million current US$ | -59.9% |
| 2011 | 1.73 million current US$ | +46.4% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 1.73 million current US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 48.86 million current US$, 4% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 1.73 million current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.75 million current US$, 8% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Comoros changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +1000.3% | 1.20 million current US$ | 13.17 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 81,000 current US$ | 0 current US$ | 248,000 current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 827,400 current US$ | 302,000 current US$ | 1.53 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 952,500 current US$ | 381,000 current US$ | 2.50 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.70 million current US$ | 651,000 current US$ | 13.17 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.45 million current US$ | 1.18 million current US$ | 1.73 million current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 42 Sierra Leone 6.26 million current US$ compare
- 43 Togo 4.70 million current US$ compare
- 44 Burundi 2.16 million current US$ compare
- 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
More external debt data for Comoros
- IFC, private nonguaranteed -3.45 million NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita -3.98 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP -0.0021 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre -1,914 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 1.0% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA 13.51 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 15.59 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0084 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 6.4% (2023)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 6,253 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Comoros?
- Interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Comoros was 1.73 million 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 Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 13.17 million current US$ in 2007.
- What is the lowest interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 current US$ in 1970.
- How does Comoros rank for interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit?
- Comoros ranks 45th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 165.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Comoros 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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About this data
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.