Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria: Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit was 1.62 billion current US$ in 2011. ▲ Rising
Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria, 1970–2011
Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria is 1.62 billion current US$, measured in 2011.
The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria peaked at 2.92 billion current US$ in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1.31 million current US$, in 1970.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.31 million current US$ | — |
| 1971 | 190.42 million current US$ | +14458.0% |
| 1972 | 206.58 million current US$ | +8.5% |
| 1973 | 328.81 million current US$ | +59.2% |
| 1974 | 366.87 million current US$ | +11.6% |
| 1975 | 446.58 million current US$ | +21.7% |
| 1976 | 464.05 million current US$ | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 612.15 million current US$ | +31.9% |
| 1978 | 873.53 million current US$ | +42.7% |
| 1979 | 1.15 billion current US$ | +31.3% |
| 1980 | 1.95 billion current US$ | +69.8% |
| 1981 | 2.14 billion current US$ | +9.8% |
| 1982 | 2.30 billion current US$ | +7.5% |
| 1983 | 2.21 billion current US$ | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 2.45 billion current US$ | +11.1% |
| 1985 | 2.51 billion current US$ | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 2.76 billion current US$ | +10.1% |
| 1987 | 2.50 billion current US$ | -9.3% |
| 1988 | 2.47 billion current US$ | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 2.44 billion current US$ | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 2.46 billion current US$ | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 2.59 billion current US$ | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 2.20 billion current US$ | -14.7% |
| 1993 | 1.96 billion current US$ | -11.0% |
| 1994 | 2.39 billion current US$ | +21.7% |
| 1995 | 2.77 billion current US$ | +16.0% |
| 1996 | 2.92 billion current US$ | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 2.31 billion current US$ | -20.9% |
| 1998 | 2.38 billion current US$ | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 2.35 billion current US$ | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 2.00 billion current US$ | -14.9% |
| 2001 | 1.43 billion current US$ | -28.4% |
| 2002 | 1.81 billion current US$ | +26.9% |
| 2003 | 1.64 billion current US$ | -9.6% |
| 2004 | 1.56 billion current US$ | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 1.63 billion current US$ | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 2.09 billion current US$ | +28.2% |
| 2007 | 2.71 billion current US$ | +29.9% |
| 2008 | 2.74 billion current US$ | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 2.06 billion current US$ | -24.7% |
| 2010 | 1.53 billion current US$ | -26.0% |
| 2011 | 1.62 billion current US$ | +6.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +14458.0% | 1.31 million current US$ | 190.42 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 463.76 million current US$ | 1.31 million current US$ | 1.15 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.37 billion current US$ | 1.95 billion current US$ | 2.76 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.43 billion current US$ | 1.96 billion current US$ | 2.92 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.97 billion current US$ | 1.43 billion current US$ | 2.74 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.57 billion current US$ | 1.53 billion current US$ | 1.62 billion current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
- 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
- 8 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 121.02 million current US$ compare
- 9 Sudan 100.66 million current US$ compare
More external debt data for Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
- Net ODA received from DAC donors 23.90 billion constant 2010 US$ (2011)
- Net ODA received per capita from multilateral donors 22.07 current US$ (2011)
- Net ODA received from multilateral donors 14.36 billion constant 2010 US$ (2011)
- Net ODA received from multilateral donors 14.39 billion current US$ (2011)
- Net ODA received 7.0% (2011)
- Total ODA Private Net, DAC donors -2.40 billion current US$ (2011)
- Total ODA Private Net, all donors -2.37 billion current US$ (2011)
- Net ODA received from multilateral donors 2.3% (2011)
- Net ODA received from DAC donors 3.7% (2011)
- Net official development assistance received per capita 67.87 current US$ (2011)
All data for Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria →
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
- Interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria was 1.62 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 Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.92 billion current US$ in 1996.
- What is the lowest interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.31 million current US$ in 1970.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria rank for interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit?
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 6th out of 6 groups with data for 2011.
- Is interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria 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.