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

Ghana: Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit was 98.36 million current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
98.36 million current US$
Change on year
down 39.1%
World rank
11th
of 50 countries
All-time high
161.53 million current US$
in 2010
All-time low
3,000 current US$
in 1970
Years of data
42
1970–2011

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

050.0M100.0M150.0M1970199020111970: 3.0k current US$1971: 15.3M current US$1972: 7.0M current US$1973: 12.1M current US$1974: 13.0M current US$1975: 18.9M current US$1976: 18.4M current US$1977: 15.4M current US$1978: 23.7M current US$1979: 29.9M current US$1980: 34.9M current US$1981: 33.0M current US$1982: 31.4M current US$1983: 48.0M current US$1984: 50.5M current US$1985: 69.5M current US$1986: 97.6M current US$1987: 106.5M current US$1988: 116.0M current US$1989: 103.9M current US$1990: 92.5M current US$1991: 90.0M current US$1992: 93.2M current US$1993: 91.2M current US$1994: 84.5M current US$1995: 66.5M current US$1996: 97.4M current US$1997: 109.6M current US$1998: 114.0M current US$1999: 116.3M current US$2000: 99.8M current US$2001: 65.5M current US$2002: 75.8M current US$2003: 71.5M current US$2004: 78.3M current US$2005: 92.3M current US$2006: 74.8M current US$2007: 70.4M current US$2008: 131.3M current US$2009: 109.4M current US$2010: 161.5M current US$2011: 98.4M current US$

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

Analysis

In 2011, interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Ghana stood at 98.36 million current US$.

The figure is down 39.1% on the previous year and up 50.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Ghana peaked at 161.53 million current US$ in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3,000 current US$, in 1970.

Ghana ranks 11th of 50 countries on this measure, 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 15.36 million current US$ 3,000 current US$ 29.88 million current US$ 10
1980s 69.14 million current US$ 31.40 million current US$ 115.95 million current US$ 10
1990s 95.52 million current US$ 66.46 million current US$ 116.33 million current US$ 10
2000s 86.90 million current US$ 65.48 million current US$ 131.31 million current US$ 10
2010s 129.94 million current US$ 98.36 million current US$ 161.53 million current US$ 2

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 8 Democratic Republic of Congo 121.02 million current US$ compare
  2. 9 Sudan 100.66 million current US$ compare
  3. 10 Nigeria 99.03 million current US$ compare
  4. 12 Kenya 92.63 million current US$ compare
  5. 13 Ethiopia 91.15 million current US$ compare
  6. 14 Cameroon 86.35 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 Ghana?
Interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Ghana was 98.36 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 Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 161.53 million current US$ in 2010.
What is the lowest interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 3,000 current US$ in 1970.
How does Ghana rank for interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit?
Ghana ranks 11th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
Is interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 50.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ghana 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.