Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa: Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit was 1.72 billion current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa, 1970–2011
Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2011, interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa stood at 1.72 billion current US$.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.8% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa peaked at 6.57 billion current US$ in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.56 million current US$, in 1970.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.56 million current US$ | — |
| 1971 | 220.51 million current US$ | +14008.0% |
| 1972 | 238.04 million current US$ | +8.0% |
| 1973 | 367.01 million current US$ | +54.2% |
| 1974 | 408.57 million current US$ | +11.3% |
| 1975 | 492.00 million current US$ | +20.4% |
| 1976 | 508.34 million current US$ | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 664.21 million current US$ | +30.7% |
| 1978 | 939.74 million current US$ | +41.5% |
| 1979 | 1.40 billion current US$ | +49.5% |
| 1980 | 2.48 billion current US$ | +76.4% |
| 1981 | 2.81 billion current US$ | +13.3% |
| 1982 | 3.17 billion current US$ | +12.9% |
| 1983 | 3.20 billion current US$ | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 3.69 billion current US$ | +15.4% |
| 1985 | 3.79 billion current US$ | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 3.27 billion current US$ | -13.9% |
| 1987 | 3.11 billion current US$ | -4.8% |
| 1988 | 3.95 billion current US$ | +26.9% |
| 1989 | 3.92 billion current US$ | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 4.59 billion current US$ | +17.0% |
| 1991 | 4.64 billion current US$ | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 4.04 billion current US$ | -13.0% |
| 1993 | 2.82 billion current US$ | -30.0% |
| 1994 | 3.46 billion current US$ | +22.6% |
| 1995 | 3.63 billion current US$ | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 3.97 billion current US$ | +9.3% |
| 1997 | 2.86 billion current US$ | -28.0% |
| 1998 | 2.90 billion current US$ | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 2.77 billion current US$ | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 2.69 billion current US$ | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 2.24 billion current US$ | -16.9% |
| 2002 | 2.14 billion current US$ | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 2.05 billion current US$ | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 2.10 billion current US$ | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 6.57 billion current US$ | +212.3% |
| 2006 | 2.35 billion current US$ | -64.2% |
| 2007 | 2.81 billion current US$ | +19.2% |
| 2008 | 2.83 billion current US$ | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 2.15 billion current US$ | -23.9% |
| 2010 | 1.59 billion current US$ | -26.0% |
| 2011 | 1.72 billion current US$ | +7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 524.45 million current US$ | 1.56 million current US$ | 1.40 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.34 billion current US$ | 2.48 billion current US$ | 3.95 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.57 billion current US$ | 2.77 billion current US$ | 4.64 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.79 billion current US$ | 2.05 billion current US$ | 6.57 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.66 billion current US$ | 1.59 billion current US$ | 1.72 billion current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
- 2 Morocco 758.17 million current US$ compare
- 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
More external debt data for Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
- Net ODA received from DAC donors 24.76 billion constant 2010 US$ (2011)
- Net ODA received per capita from multilateral donors 18.84 current US$ (2011)
- Net ODA received from multilateral donors 15.28 billion constant 2010 US$ (2011)
- Net ODA received from multilateral donors 15.35 billion current US$ (2011)
- Net ODA received 5.2% (2011)
- Total ODA Private Net, DAC donors -321.24 million current US$ (2011)
- Total ODA Private Net, all donors -283.64 million current US$ (2011)
- Net ODA received from multilateral donors 1.7% (2011)
- Net ODA received from DAC donors 2.7% (2011)
- Net official development assistance received per capita 56.56 current US$ (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
- Interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa was 1.72 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?
- The highest recorded value was 6.57 billion current US$ in 2005.
- What is the lowest interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.56 million current US$ in 1970.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa rank for interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit?
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 5th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa excluding 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.