Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Zambia

Zambia: Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit was 48.86 million current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
48.86 million current US$
Change on year
up 54.2%
World rank
18th
of 50 countries
All-time high
544.05 million current US$
in 1995
All-time low
286,000 current US$
in 1970
Years of data
42
1970–2011

Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Zambia, 1970–2011

0200.0M400.0M600.0M1970199020111970: 286.0k current US$1971: 39.0M current US$1972: 40.3M current US$1973: 93.9M current US$1974: 51.7M current US$1975: 53.1M current US$1976: 68.1M current US$1977: 75.2M current US$1978: 87.7M current US$1979: 92.6M current US$1980: 141.5M current US$1981: 127.8M current US$1982: 137.8M current US$1983: 125.5M current US$1984: 111.1M current US$1985: 65.4M current US$1986: 145.2M current US$1987: 74.2M current US$1988: 77.2M current US$1989: 60.8M current US$1990: 73.3M current US$1991: 301.9M current US$1992: 166.7M current US$1993: 150.5M current US$1994: 167.1M current US$1995: 544.1M current US$1996: 86.3M current US$1997: 71.2M current US$1998: 60.3M current US$1999: 86.2M current US$2000: 89.2M current US$2001: 55.8M current US$2002: 61.6M current US$2003: 179.6M current US$2004: 74.5M current US$2005: 64.4M current US$2006: 48.1M current US$2007: 35.8M current US$2008: 40.1M current US$2009: 39.2M current US$2010: 31.7M current US$2011: 48.9M current US$

Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

Zambia recorded 48.86 million current US$ for interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in 2011.

The figure is up 54.2% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Zambia peaked at 544.05 million current US$ in 1995 and was at its lowest, 286,000 current US$, in 1970.

Zambia ranks 18th of 50 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 60.18 million current US$ 286,000 current US$ 93.91 million current US$ 10
1980s 106.65 million current US$ 60.81 million current US$ 145.24 million current US$ 10
1990s 170.76 million current US$ 60.31 million current US$ 544.05 million current US$ 10
2000s 68.82 million current US$ 35.82 million current US$ 179.57 million current US$ 10
2010s 40.27 million current US$ 31.68 million current US$ 48.86 million current US$ 2

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 15 Algeria 81.20 million current US$ compare
  2. 16 Cote d'Ivoire 81.09 million current US$ compare
  3. 17 Tanzania 52.96 million current US$ compare
  4. 19 Zimbabwe 43.41 million current US$ compare
  5. 20 Mauritania 37.37 million current US$ compare
  6. 21 Guinea 30.91 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 Zambia?
Interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Zambia was 48.86 million 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 Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 544.05 million current US$ in 1995.
What is the lowest interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 286,000 current US$ in 1970.
How does Zambia rank for interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit?
Zambia ranks 18th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
Is interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Zambia 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
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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.