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
Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in South Africa, 1994–2011
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$, in 1994.
South Africa ranks 1st of 50 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in South Africa, year by year
| Year | current US$ | 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More external debt data for South Africa
- IFC, private nonguaranteed -15.41 million NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita -0.2407 NFL, US$ 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$), per square kilometre 444.22 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 2.3% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD 910.75 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 6.5% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$), annual growth rate -109.7 % change on previous year (2023)
- Other investment, Debt instruments 53.54 billion US dollar (2025)
- Use of IMF credit 7.63 billion DOD, current US$ (2024)
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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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.