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

Liberia: Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit was 656,000 current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
656,000 current US$
Change on year
down 72.7%
World rank
46th
of 50 countries
All-time high
545.24 million current US$
in 2008
All-time low
0 current US$
in 1970
Years of data
42
1970–2011

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

0200.0M400.0M600.0M1970199020111970: 0 current US$1971: 5.9M current US$1972: 4.9M current US$1973: 5.3M current US$1974: 5.0M current US$1975: 5.1M current US$1976: 5.9M current US$1977: 7.2M current US$1978: 13.0M current US$1979: 22.9M current US$1980: 24.4M current US$1981: 21.6M current US$1982: 23.0M current US$1983: 24.1M current US$1984: 27.7M current US$1985: 21.0M current US$1986: 14.6M current US$1987: 7.1M current US$1988: 8.5M current US$1989: 1.1M current US$1990: 1.1M current US$1991: 2.0M current US$1992: 564.0k current US$1993: 9.0M current US$1994: 199.0k current US$1995: 1.5M current US$1996: 1.4M current US$1997: 137.0k current US$1998: 427.0k current US$1999: 3.1M current US$2000: 1.3M current US$2001: 856.0k current US$2002: 1.2M current US$2003: 664.0k current US$2004: 1.4M current US$2005: 1.8M current US$2006: 1.4M current US$2007: 381.7M current US$2008: 545.2M current US$2009: 28.1M current US$2010: 2.4M current US$2011: 656.0k current US$

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 Liberia is 656,000 current US$, measured in 2011.

The figure is down 72.7% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Liberia peaked at 545.24 million current US$ in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0 current US$, in 1970.

That places Liberia 46th 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 7.52 million current US$ 0 current US$ 22.94 million current US$ 10
1980s 17.32 million current US$ 1.11 million current US$ 27.68 million current US$ 10
1990s 1.94 million current US$ 137,000 current US$ 8.98 million current US$ 10
2000s 96.35 million current US$ 664,000 current US$ 545.24 million current US$ 10
2010s 1.53 million current US$ 656,000 current US$ 2.40 million current US$ 2

Countries ranked near Liberia

  1. 43 Togo 4.70 million current US$ compare
  2. 44 Burundi 2.16 million current US$ compare
  3. 45 Comoros 1.73 million current US$ compare
  4. 47 Guinea-Bissau 557,000 current US$ compare
  5. 48 Sao Tome and Principe 357,000 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 Liberia?
Interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Liberia was 656,000 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 Liberia?
The highest recorded value was 545.24 million current US$ in 2008.
What is the lowest interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit recorded in Liberia?
The lowest recorded value was 0 current US$ in 1970.
How does Liberia rank for interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit?
Liberia ranks 46th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
Is interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit rising or falling in Liberia?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Liberia 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.