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

Lesotho: Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit was 8.97 million current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
8.97 million current US$
Change on year
up 17.7%
World rank
37th
of 50 countries
All-time high
64.70 million current US$
in 2007
All-time low
19,000 current US$
in 1970
Years of data
42
1970–2011

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

020.0M40.0M60.0M1970199020111970: 19.0k current US$1971: 150.0k current US$1972: 222.0k current US$1973: 221.0k current US$1974: 183.0k current US$1975: 222.0k current US$1976: 231.0k current US$1977: 249.0k current US$1978: 393.0k current US$1979: 593.0k current US$1980: 1.5M current US$1981: 1.6M current US$1982: 4.8M current US$1983: 6.2M current US$1984: 3.5M current US$1985: 4.3M current US$1986: 4.4M current US$1987: 5.7M current US$1988: 7.2M current US$1989: 7.4M current US$1990: 8.1M current US$1991: 10.0M current US$1992: 13.3M current US$1993: 12.0M current US$1994: 11.2M current US$1995: 15.9M current US$1996: 16.0M current US$1997: 20.1M current US$1998: 22.1M current US$1999: 21.9M current US$2000: 23.2M current US$2001: 17.7M current US$2002: 14.9M current US$2003: 14.4M current US$2004: 15.0M current US$2005: 14.0M current US$2006: 9.6M current US$2007: 64.7M current US$2008: 8.0M current US$2009: 7.7M current US$2010: 7.6M current US$2011: 9.0M current US$

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

Analysis

Lesotho recorded 8.97 million current US$ for interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in 2011.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.7% on the previous year and down 49.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Lesotho peaked at 64.70 million current US$ in 2007 and was at its lowest, 19,000 current US$, in 1970.

That places Lesotho 37th out of 50 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 248,300 current US$ 19,000 current US$ 593,000 current US$ 10
1980s 4.65 million current US$ 1.49 million current US$ 7.42 million current US$ 10
1990s 15.06 million current US$ 8.05 million current US$ 22.07 million current US$ 10
2000s 18.93 million current US$ 7.68 million current US$ 64.70 million current US$ 10
2010s 8.30 million current US$ 7.63 million current US$ 8.97 million current US$ 2

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 34 Niger 10.35 million current US$ compare
  2. 35 Seychelles 9.68 million current US$ compare
  3. 38 Eritrea 7.96 million current US$ compare
  4. 39 Malawi 7.34 million current US$ compare
  5. 40 Rwanda 7.13 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 Lesotho?
Interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Lesotho was 8.97 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 Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 64.70 million current US$ in 2007.
What is the lowest interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 19,000 current US$ in 1970.
How does Lesotho rank for interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit?
Lesotho ranks 37th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
Is interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is down 49.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Lesotho 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.