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

Latest (2011)
1.62 billion current US$
Change on year
up 6.1%
Rank
6th
of 6 groups
All-time high
2.92 billion current US$
in 1996
All-time low
1.31 million current US$
in 1970
Years of data
42
1970–2011

Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria, 1970–2011

01.0B2.0B3.0B1970199020111970: 1.3M current US$1971: 190.4M current US$1972: 206.6M current US$1973: 328.8M current US$1974: 366.9M current US$1975: 446.6M current US$1976: 464.1M current US$1977: 612.1M current US$1978: 873.5M current US$1979: 1.1B current US$1980: 1.9B current US$1981: 2.1B current US$1982: 2.3B current US$1983: 2.2B current US$1984: 2.5B current US$1985: 2.5B current US$1986: 2.8B current US$1987: 2.5B current US$1988: 2.5B current US$1989: 2.4B current US$1990: 2.5B current US$1991: 2.6B current US$1992: 2.2B current US$1993: 2.0B current US$1994: 2.4B current US$1995: 2.8B current US$1996: 2.9B current US$1997: 2.3B current US$1998: 2.4B current US$1999: 2.3B current US$2000: 2.0B current US$2001: 1.4B current US$2002: 1.8B current US$2003: 1.6B current US$2004: 1.6B current US$2005: 1.6B current US$2006: 2.1B current US$2007: 2.7B current US$2008: 2.7B current US$2009: 2.1B current US$2010: 1.5B current US$2011: 1.6B current US$

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

Annual values for Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit (current US$) in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria, 1970 to 2011.
Year current US$ 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.

YearChange FromTo
1971 +14458.0% 1.31 million current US$ 190.42 million current US$

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 3 Egypt 756.30 million current US$ compare
  2. 4 Tunisia 656.81 million current US$ compare
  3. 5 Angola 169.36 million current US$ compare
  4. 6 Gabon 132.12 million current US$ compare
  5. 7 Senegal 122.41 million current US$ compare
  6. 8 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 121.02 million current US$ compare
  7. 9 Sudan 100.66 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 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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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
Last refreshed

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.