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

Latest (2011)
132.12 million current US$
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
6th
of 50 countries
All-time high
380.46 million current US$
in 2007
All-time low
5,000 current US$
in 1970
Years of data
42
1970–2011

Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Gabon, 1970–2011

0100.0M200.0M300.0M400.0M1970199020111970: 5.0k current US$1971: 3.4M current US$1972: 4.2M current US$1973: 10.9M current US$1974: 10.7M current US$1975: 15.0M current US$1976: 25.3M current US$1977: 31.0M current US$1978: 71.5M current US$1979: 101.3M current US$1980: 119.6M current US$1981: 88.3M current US$1982: 95.7M current US$1983: 53.1M current US$1984: 60.8M current US$1985: 56.8M current US$1986: 51.1M current US$1987: 43.0M current US$1988: 68.3M current US$1989: 78.9M current US$1990: 90.7M current US$1991: 147.5M current US$1992: 246.3M current US$1993: 41.0M current US$1994: 105.9M current US$1995: 222.6M current US$1996: 236.1M current US$1997: 243.6M current US$1998: 147.7M current US$1999: 235.0M current US$2000: 129.2M current US$2001: 170.2M current US$2002: 160.3M current US$2003: 130.1M current US$2004: 48.0M current US$2005: 55.9M current US$2006: 40.4M current US$2007: 380.5M current US$2008: 224.7M current US$2009: 144.8M current US$2010: 134.1M current US$2011: 132.1M current US$

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 3 Egypt 756.30 million current US$ compare
  2. 4 Tunisia 656.81 million current US$ compare
  3. 5 Angola 169.36 million current US$ compare
  4. 7 Senegal 122.41 million current US$ compare
  5. 8 Democratic Republic of Congo 121.02 million current US$ compare
  6. 9 Sudan 100.66 million current US$ compare

See the full ranking of 56 places →

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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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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.