Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Eritrea

Eritrea: Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit was 7.96 million current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
7.96 million current US$
Change on year
down 15.2%
World rank
38th
of 50 countries
All-time high
10.34 million current US$
in 2009
All-time low
0 current US$
in 1994
Years of data
18
1994–2011

Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Eritrea, 1994–2011

02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M1994200220111994: 0 current US$1995: 150.0k current US$1996: 0 current US$1997: 505.0k current US$1998: 3.6M current US$1999: 4.1M current US$2000: 3.3M current US$2001: 5.8M current US$2002: 6.7M current US$2003: 5.4M current US$2004: 9.1M current US$2005: 9.1M current US$2006: 7.0M current US$2007: 4.9M current US$2008: 9.2M current US$2009: 10.3M current US$2010: 9.4M current US$2011: 8.0M current US$

Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

In 2011, interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Eritrea stood at 7.96 million current US$.

That represents a change of down 15.2% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Eritrea peaked at 10.34 million current US$ in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0 current US$, in 1994.

Eritrea ranks 38th 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.38 million current US$ 0 current US$ 4.06 million current US$ 6
2000s 7.09 million current US$ 3.35 million current US$ 10.34 million current US$ 10
2010s 8.67 million current US$ 7.96 million current US$ 9.38 million current US$ 2

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 35 Seychelles 9.68 million current US$ compare
  2. 36 Djibouti 9.24 million current US$ compare
  3. 37 Lesotho 8.97 million current US$ compare
  4. 39 Malawi 7.34 million current US$ compare
  5. 40 Rwanda 7.13 million current US$ compare
  6. 41 Gambia 6.38 million current US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Eritrea?
Interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Eritrea was 7.96 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 Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was 10.34 million current US$ in 2009.
What is the lowest interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was 0 current US$ in 1994.
How does Eritrea rank for interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit?
Eritrea ranks 38th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
Is interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit rising or falling in Eritrea?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Eritrea 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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Indicator
Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank, Global Development Finance
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
56 places, 2,243 data points, 1970–2011
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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.