Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Gabon
Gabon: Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit was 132.12 million current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Gabon, 1970–2011
Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2011, interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Gabon stood at 132.12 million current US$.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Gabon peaked at 380.46 million current US$ in 2007 and was at its lowest, 5,000 current US$, in 1970.
That places Gabon 6th out of 50 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Gabon, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5,000 current US$ | — |
| 1971 | 3.42 million current US$ | +68280.0% |
| 1972 | 4.15 million current US$ | +21.4% |
| 1973 | 10.92 million current US$ | +163.0% |
| 1974 | 10.71 million current US$ | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 14.99 million current US$ | +40.0% |
| 1976 | 25.33 million current US$ | +69.0% |
| 1977 | 30.98 million current US$ | +22.3% |
| 1978 | 71.53 million current US$ | +130.9% |
| 1979 | 101.34 million current US$ | +41.7% |
| 1980 | 119.58 million current US$ | +18.0% |
| 1981 | 88.34 million current US$ | -26.1% |
| 1982 | 95.73 million current US$ | +8.4% |
| 1983 | 53.09 million current US$ | -44.5% |
| 1984 | 60.84 million current US$ | +14.6% |
| 1985 | 56.79 million current US$ | -6.7% |
| 1986 | 51.09 million current US$ | -10.0% |
| 1987 | 43.00 million current US$ | -15.8% |
| 1988 | 68.26 million current US$ | +58.7% |
| 1989 | 78.91 million current US$ | +15.6% |
| 1990 | 90.68 million current US$ | +14.9% |
| 1991 | 147.46 million current US$ | +62.6% |
| 1992 | 246.31 million current US$ | +67.0% |
| 1993 | 41.03 million current US$ | -83.3% |
| 1994 | 105.93 million current US$ | +158.2% |
| 1995 | 222.57 million current US$ | +110.1% |
| 1996 | 236.14 million current US$ | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 243.62 million current US$ | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 147.67 million current US$ | -39.4% |
| 1999 | 235.02 million current US$ | +59.2% |
| 2000 | 129.20 million current US$ | -45.0% |
| 2001 | 170.20 million current US$ | +31.7% |
| 2002 | 160.30 million current US$ | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 130.15 million current US$ | -18.8% |
| 2004 | 48.04 million current US$ | -63.1% |
| 2005 | 55.91 million current US$ | +16.4% |
| 2006 | 40.36 million current US$ | -27.8% |
| 2007 | 380.46 million current US$ | +842.6% |
| 2008 | 224.69 million current US$ | -40.9% |
| 2009 | 144.81 million current US$ | -35.5% |
| 2010 | 134.07 million current US$ | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 132.12 million current US$ | -1.4% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 132.12 million current US$ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 52.09 million current US$, 2.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 132.12 million current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.75 million current US$, 6.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Gabon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +68280.0% | 5,000 current US$ | 3.42 million current US$ |
| 2007 | +842.6% | 40.36 million current US$ | 380.46 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.34 million current US$ | 5,000 current US$ | 101.34 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.56 million current US$ | 43.00 million current US$ | 119.58 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 171.64 million current US$ | 41.03 million current US$ | 246.31 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 148.41 million current US$ | 40.36 million current US$ | 380.46 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 133.10 million current US$ | 132.12 million current US$ | 134.07 million current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More external debt data for Gabon
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 181,799 NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0.0716 NFL, US$ 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$), per square kilometre 83.5 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 4.1% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD -3.40 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 8.5% (2015)
- Net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$), annual growth rate 69.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Use of IMF credit 1.11 billion DOD, current US$ (2024)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 5.55 billion DOD, current US$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Gabon?
- Interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Gabon was 132.12 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 380.46 million current US$ in 2007.
- What is the lowest interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,000 current US$ in 1970.
- How does Gabon rank for interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit?
- Gabon ranks 6th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gabon 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.