Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit was 5.14 billion current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1970–2011
Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 5.14 billion current US$ for interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in 2011.
That represents a change of up 12.9% on the previous year and up 65.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 7.90 billion current US$ in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.56 million current US$, in 1970.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | current US$ | 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 | 4.12 billion current US$ | +45.8% |
| 1995 | 4.53 billion current US$ | +10.1% |
| 1996 | 4.93 billion current US$ | +8.7% |
| 1997 | 3.74 billion current US$ | -24.1% |
| 1998 | 3.81 billion current US$ | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 3.60 billion current US$ | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 3.45 billion current US$ | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 3.10 billion current US$ | -10.1% |
| 2002 | 3.04 billion current US$ | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 2.87 billion current US$ | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 2.96 billion current US$ | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 7.90 billion current US$ | +167.0% |
| 2006 | 4.04 billion current US$ | -48.9% |
| 2007 | 4.51 billion current US$ | +11.7% |
| 2008 | 4.45 billion current US$ | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 3.71 billion current US$ | -16.6% |
| 2010 | 4.55 billion current US$ | +22.5% |
| 2011 | 5.14 billion current US$ | +12.9% |
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 | 4.08 billion current US$ | 2.82 billion current US$ | 4.93 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.01 billion current US$ | 2.87 billion current US$ | 7.90 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.85 billion current US$ | 4.55 billion current US$ | 5.14 billion current US$ | 2 |
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More external debt data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 590.20 million NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0.4575 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0.0003 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 34.76 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 2.7% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA 11.51 billion NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 8.92 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0058 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD 3.82 billion NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 8.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Sub-Saharan Africa was 5.14 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?
- The highest recorded value was 7.90 billion current US$ in 2005.
- What is the lowest interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.56 million current US$ in 1970.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd out of 6 groups with data for 2011.
- Is interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan 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.