Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in North Africa
North Africa: Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit was 2.26 billion current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in North Africa, 1970–2011
Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2011, interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in North Africa stood at 2.26 billion current US$.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in North Africa peaked at 5.70 billion current US$ in 1992 and was at its lowest, 1.71 million current US$, in 1970.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 631.10 million current US$ | 1.71 million current US$ | 2.17 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.30 billion current US$ | 2.70 billion current US$ | 4.46 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.56 billion current US$ | 4.06 billion current US$ | 5.70 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.94 billion current US$ | 2.30 billion current US$ | 3.73 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.30 billion current US$ | 2.26 billion current US$ | 2.35 billion current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near North Africa
- 1 South Africa 3.42 billion current US$ compare
- 2 Morocco 758.17 million current US$ compare
- 3 Egypt 756.30 million current US$ compare
- 4 Tunisia 656.81 million current US$ compare
- 5 Angola 169.36 million current US$ compare
- 6 Gabon 132.12 million current US$ compare
- 7 Senegal 122.41 million current US$ compare
More external debt data for North Africa
- Inward Direct investment, Net (liabilities less assets), All 120.74 billion (2024)
- Inward Direct investment, Net (liabilities less assets), Debt 110.51 million (2024)
- Inward Direct investment, Net (liabilities less assets), Debt 7.44 billion (2024)
- Inward Direct investment, Net (liabilities less assets), Debt 10.60 billion (2024)
- Inward Direct investment, Net (liabilities less assets), All 3.00 billion (2024)
- Inward Direct investment, Liabilities (gross), Debt instruments, All 14.88 billion (2024)
- Inward Direct investment, Assets (gross), Debt instruments, All 6.21 billion (2024)
- Inward Direct investment, Liabilities (gross), All financial 3.92 billion (2024)
- Outward Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities), Debt 57.94 million (2024)
- Inward Direct investment, Net (liabilities less assets), Equity, All 97.82 billion (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in North Africa?
- Interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in North Africa was 2.26 billion 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 North Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 5.70 billion current US$ in 1992.
- What is the lowest interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit recorded in North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.71 million current US$ in 1970.
- How does North Africa rank for interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit?
- North Africa ranks 4th out of 6 groups with data for 2011.
- Is interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit rising or falling in North Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North Africa 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.