Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit (current US$) in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit (current US$) was 557,000 current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Guinea-Bissau, 1970–2011
Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Guinea-Bissau is 557,000 current US$, measured in 2011.
That represents a change of down 83.8% on the previous year and down 54.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 5.78 million current US$ in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0 current US$, in 1970.
That places Guinea-Bissau 47th out of 50 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit (current US$) in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1971 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1972 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1973 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1974 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1975 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1976 | 20,000 current US$ | — |
| 1977 | 34,000 current US$ | +70.0% |
| 1978 | 177,000 current US$ | +420.6% |
| 1979 | 1.03 million current US$ | +480.8% |
| 1980 | 1.13 million current US$ | +10.3% |
| 1981 | 1.57 million current US$ | +38.7% |
| 1982 | 1.46 million current US$ | -7.2% |
| 1983 | 931,000 current US$ | -36.2% |
| 1984 | 1.01 million current US$ | +8.5% |
| 1985 | 2.48 million current US$ | +146.0% |
| 1986 | 1.51 million current US$ | -39.0% |
| 1987 | 4.65 million current US$ | +206.9% |
| 1988 | 3.75 million current US$ | -19.3% |
| 1989 | 3.98 million current US$ | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 3.43 million current US$ | -13.8% |
| 1991 | 5.25 million current US$ | +53.3% |
| 1992 | 2.90 million current US$ | -44.8% |
| 1993 | 2.03 million current US$ | -30.0% |
| 1994 | 3.65 million current US$ | +79.3% |
| 1995 | 5.78 million current US$ | +58.6% |
| 1996 | 3.96 million current US$ | -31.5% |
| 1997 | 2.94 million current US$ | -25.7% |
| 1998 | 4.21 million current US$ | +43.0% |
| 1999 | 4.84 million current US$ | +15.0% |
| 2000 | 1.98 million current US$ | -59.2% |
| 2001 | 1.22 million current US$ | -38.2% |
| 2002 | 735,000 current US$ | -39.9% |
| 2003 | 1.51 million current US$ | +105.2% |
| 2004 | 2.42 million current US$ | +60.5% |
| 2005 | 2.14 million current US$ | -11.5% |
| 2006 | 2.84 million current US$ | +32.7% |
| 2007 | 3.39 million current US$ | +19.3% |
| 2008 | 3.54 million current US$ | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 3.85 million current US$ | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 3.43 million current US$ | -11.0% |
| 2011 | 557,000 current US$ | -83.8% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 557,000 current US$ is below the median for low income countries, which is 9.16 million current US$, 6% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 557,000 current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.75 million current US$, 3% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit (current US$) in Guinea-Bissau 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +480.8% | 177,000 current US$ | 1.03 million current US$ |
| 1978 | +420.6% | 34,000 current US$ | 177,000 current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 125,900 current US$ | 0 current US$ | 1.03 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.25 million current US$ | 931,000 current US$ | 4.65 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.90 million current US$ | 2.03 million current US$ | 5.78 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.36 million current US$ | 735,000 current US$ | 3.85 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.99 million current US$ | 557,000 current US$ | 3.43 million current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More external debt data for Guinea-Bissau
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0 NFL, US$ 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$), per square kilometre 0 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 3.89 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0039 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 869.35 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 130.14 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 1.40 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 1.40 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, short-term 382,607 DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Guinea-Bissau?
- Interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Guinea-Bissau was 557,000 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 5.78 million current US$ in 1995.
- What is the lowest interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 current US$ in 1970.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 47th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.