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
Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Liberia, 1970–2011
Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Liberia is 656,000 current US$, 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$, in 1970.
That places Liberia 46th out of 50 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Liberia, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1971 | 5.90 million current US$ | — |
| 1972 | 4.86 million current US$ | -17.5% |
| 1973 | 5.29 million current US$ | +8.7% |
| 1974 | 5.01 million current US$ | -5.2% |
| 1975 | 5.14 million current US$ | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 5.88 million current US$ | +14.4% |
| 1977 | 7.24 million current US$ | +23.0% |
| 1978 | 12.97 million current US$ | +79.2% |
| 1979 | 22.94 million current US$ | +76.9% |
| 1980 | 24.45 million current US$ | +6.6% |
| 1981 | 21.61 million current US$ | -11.6% |
| 1982 | 22.99 million current US$ | +6.4% |
| 1983 | 24.05 million current US$ | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 27.68 million current US$ | +15.1% |
| 1985 | 21.02 million current US$ | -24.1% |
| 1986 | 14.61 million current US$ | -30.5% |
| 1987 | 7.14 million current US$ | -51.1% |
| 1988 | 8.51 million current US$ | +19.1% |
| 1989 | 1.11 million current US$ | -86.9% |
| 1990 | 1.07 million current US$ | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 1.98 million current US$ | +85.2% |
| 1992 | 564,000 current US$ | -71.5% |
| 1993 | 8.98 million current US$ | +1491.8% |
| 1994 | 199,000 current US$ | -97.8% |
| 1995 | 1.52 million current US$ | +661.8% |
| 1996 | 1.43 million current US$ | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 137,000 current US$ | -90.4% |
| 1998 | 427,000 current US$ | +211.7% |
| 1999 | 3.11 million current US$ | +627.9% |
| 2000 | 1.26 million current US$ | -59.6% |
| 2001 | 856,000 current US$ | -31.8% |
| 2002 | 1.17 million current US$ | +36.1% |
| 2003 | 664,000 current US$ | -43.0% |
| 2004 | 1.39 million current US$ | +109.2% |
| 2005 | 1.78 million current US$ | +28.2% |
| 2006 | 1.36 million current US$ | -23.7% |
| 2007 | 381.68 million current US$ | +27985.2% |
| 2008 | 545.24 million current US$ | +42.9% |
| 2009 | 28.14 million current US$ | -94.8% |
| 2010 | 2.40 million current US$ | -91.5% |
| 2011 | 656,000 current US$ | -72.7% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 656,000 current US$ is below the median for low income countries, which is 9.16 million current US$, 7% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 656,000 current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.75 million current US$, 3% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Liberia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +27985.2% | 1.36 million current US$ | 381.68 million current US$ |
| 1993 | +1491.8% | 564,000 current US$ | 8.98 million current US$ |
| 1995 | +661.8% | 199,000 current US$ | 1.52 million current US$ |
| 1999 | +627.9% | 427,000 current US$ | 3.11 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 43 Togo 4.70 million current US$ compare
- 44 Burundi 2.16 million current US$ compare
- 45 Comoros 1.73 million current US$ compare
- 47 Guinea-Bissau 557,000 current US$ compare
- 48 Sao Tome and Principe 357,000 current US$ compare
- 49 Central African Republic 320,000 current US$ compare
More external debt data for Liberia
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 0 NFL, US$ (2024)
- 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)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 0.8% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA 117.31 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 20.9 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0245 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD -162.52 million NFL, current US$ (2007)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 2.4% (2024)
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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About this data
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.