Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in South Africa

South Africa: Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit was 3.42 billion current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
3.42 billion current US$
Change on year
up 15.7%
World rank
1st
of 50 countries
All-time high
3.42 billion current US$
in 2011
All-time low
655.60 million current US$
in 1994
Years of data
18
1994–2011

Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in South Africa, 1994–2011

1.0B2.0B3.0B1994200220111994: 655.6M current US$1995: 905.2M current US$1996: 962.6M current US$1997: 883.7M current US$1998: 909.7M current US$1999: 830.3M current US$2000: 758.5M current US$2001: 866.4M current US$2002: 904.6M current US$2003: 822.5M current US$2004: 855.5M current US$2005: 1.3B current US$2006: 1.7B current US$2007: 1.7B current US$2008: 1.6B current US$2009: 1.6B current US$2010: 3.0B current US$2011: 3.4B current US$

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

Analysis

In 2011, interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in South Africa stood at 3.42 billion current US$. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 15.7% on the previous year and up 295.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in South Africa peaked at 3.42 billion current US$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 655.60 million current US$, in 1994.

South Africa ranks 1st of 50 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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 South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit (current US$) in South Africa, 1994 to 2011.
Year current US$ Change
1994 655.60 million current US$
1995 905.20 million current US$ +38.1%
1996 962.57 million current US$ +6.3%
1997 883.70 million current US$ -8.2%
1998 909.68 million current US$ +2.9%
1999 830.34 million current US$ -8.7%
2000 758.45 million current US$ -8.7%
2001 866.44 million current US$ +14.2%
2002 904.55 million current US$ +4.4%
2003 822.47 million current US$ -9.1%
2004 855.48 million current US$ +4.0%
2005 1.33 billion current US$ +55.5%
2006 1.68 billion current US$ +26.5%
2007 1.71 billion current US$ +1.3%
2008 1.63 billion current US$ -4.7%
2009 1.56 billion current US$ -3.8%
2010 2.96 billion current US$ +89.2%
2011 3.42 billion current US$ +15.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 857.85 million current US$ 655.60 million current US$ 962.57 million current US$ 6
2000s 1.21 billion current US$ 758.45 million current US$ 1.71 billion current US$ 10
2010s 3.19 billion current US$ 2.96 billion current US$ 3.42 billion current US$ 2

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 2 Morocco 758.17 million current US$ compare
  2. 3 Egypt 756.30 million current US$ compare
  3. 4 Tunisia 656.81 million current US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in South Africa?
Interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in South Africa was 3.42 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 South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 3.42 billion current US$ in 2011.
What is the lowest interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 655.60 million current US$ in 1994.
How does South Africa rank for interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit?
South Africa ranks 1st out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
Is interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 295.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this South 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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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.