Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit was 6.26 million current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
6.26 million current US$
Change on year
up 39.8%
World rank
42nd
of 50 countries
All-time high
63.27 million current US$
in 1994
All-time low
466,000 current US$
in 1970
Years of data
42
1970–2011

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

020.0M40.0M60.0M1970199020111970: 466.0k current US$1971: 2.3M current US$1972: 2.6M current US$1973: 3.7M current US$1974: 4.0M current US$1975: 4.4M current US$1976: 5.2M current US$1977: 4.8M current US$1978: 7.8M current US$1979: 9.8M current US$1980: 16.4M current US$1981: 22.1M current US$1982: 16.5M current US$1983: 15.1M current US$1984: 16.3M current US$1985: 8.6M current US$1986: 19.3M current US$1987: 7.9M current US$1988: 7.8M current US$1989: 1.8M current US$1990: 9.2M current US$1991: 5.4M current US$1992: 17.5M current US$1993: 17.6M current US$1994: 63.3M current US$1995: 20.6M current US$1996: 13.7M current US$1997: 7.2M current US$1998: 11.7M current US$1999: 11.1M current US$2000: 12.4M current US$2001: 11.3M current US$2002: 6.4M current US$2003: 8.4M current US$2004: 11.1M current US$2005: 10.7M current US$2006: 12.4M current US$2007: 5.5M current US$2008: 3.3M current US$2009: 4.4M current US$2010: 4.5M current US$2011: 6.3M current US$

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

Analysis

In 2011, interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Sierra Leone stood at 6.26 million current US$.

The figure is up 39.8% on the previous year and down 44.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Sierra Leone peaked at 63.27 million current US$ in 1994 and was at its lowest, 466,000 current US$, in 1970.

That places Sierra Leone 42nd 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 4.50 million current US$ 466,000 current US$ 9.77 million current US$ 10
1980s 13.18 million current US$ 1.84 million current US$ 22.05 million current US$ 10
1990s 17.72 million current US$ 5.42 million current US$ 63.27 million current US$ 10
2000s 8.60 million current US$ 3.33 million current US$ 12.40 million current US$ 10
2010s 5.37 million current US$ 4.47 million current US$ 6.26 million current US$ 2

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 39 Malawi 7.34 million current US$ compare
  2. 40 Rwanda 7.13 million current US$ compare
  3. 41 Gambia 6.38 million current US$ compare
  4. 43 Togo 4.70 million current US$ compare
  5. 44 Burundi 2.16 million current US$ compare
  6. 45 Comoros 1.73 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 Sierra Leone?
Interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Sierra Leone was 6.26 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 Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 63.27 million current US$ in 1994.
What is the lowest interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 466,000 current US$ in 1970.
How does Sierra Leone rank for interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit?
Sierra Leone ranks 42nd out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
Is interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is down 44.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sierra Leone 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.