Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit was 43.41 million current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Zimbabwe, 1970–2011
Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2011, interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Zimbabwe stood at 43.41 million current US$.
The figure is up 33.0% on the previous year and up 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Zimbabwe peaked at 202.33 million current US$ in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0 current US$, in 1970.
Zimbabwe ranks 19th of 50 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1971 | 5.67 million current US$ | — |
| 1972 | 5.82 million current US$ | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 5.58 million current US$ | -4.3% |
| 1974 | 4.99 million current US$ | -10.4% |
| 1975 | 2.25 million current US$ | -55.0% |
| 1976 | 2.11 million current US$ | -6.0% |
| 1977 | 1.72 million current US$ | -18.7% |
| 1978 | 4.30 million current US$ | +150.6% |
| 1979 | 7.28 million current US$ | +69.5% |
| 1980 | 10.21 million current US$ | +40.2% |
| 1981 | 32.19 million current US$ | +215.2% |
| 1982 | 95.07 million current US$ | +195.3% |
| 1983 | 110.57 million current US$ | +16.3% |
| 1984 | 140.56 million current US$ | +27.1% |
| 1985 | 147.35 million current US$ | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 152.02 million current US$ | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 151.16 million current US$ | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 155.55 million current US$ | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 142.26 million current US$ | -8.5% |
| 1990 | 151.82 million current US$ | +6.7% |
| 1991 | 146.94 million current US$ | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 166.23 million current US$ | +13.1% |
| 1993 | 176.42 million current US$ | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 193.99 million current US$ | +10.0% |
| 1995 | 202.33 million current US$ | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 187.87 million current US$ | -7.1% |
| 1997 | 173.76 million current US$ | -7.5% |
| 1998 | 163.40 million current US$ | -6.0% |
| 1999 | 138.61 million current US$ | -15.2% |
| 2000 | 91.38 million current US$ | -34.1% |
| 2001 | 31.42 million current US$ | -65.6% |
| 2002 | 51.49 million current US$ | +63.9% |
| 2003 | 7.83 million current US$ | -84.8% |
| 2004 | 10.03 million current US$ | +28.0% |
| 2005 | 7.89 million current US$ | -21.3% |
| 2006 | 27.44 million current US$ | +247.6% |
| 2007 | 14.36 million current US$ | -47.7% |
| 2008 | 9.67 million current US$ | -32.6% |
| 2009 | 30.98 million current US$ | +220.3% |
| 2010 | 32.64 million current US$ | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 43.41 million current US$ | +33.0% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 43.41 million current US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 48.86 million current US$, 89% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 43.41 million current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.75 million current US$, 2.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Zimbabwe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +247.6% | 7.89 million current US$ | 27.44 million current US$ |
| 2009 | +220.3% | 9.67 million current US$ | 30.98 million current US$ |
| 1981 | +215.2% | 10.21 million current US$ | 32.19 million current US$ |
| 1982 | +195.3% | 32.19 million current US$ | 95.07 million current US$ |
| 1978 | +150.6% | 1.72 million current US$ | 4.30 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.97 million current US$ | 0 current US$ | 7.28 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 113.70 million current US$ | 10.21 million current US$ | 155.55 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 170.14 million current US$ | 138.61 million current US$ | 202.33 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.25 million current US$ | 7.83 million current US$ | 91.38 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.02 million current US$ | 32.64 million current US$ | 43.41 million current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More external debt data for Zimbabwe
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 0 NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 0 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 0.2% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA -43,000 NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita -0.0026 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP -0 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD -750,000 NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 1.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Zimbabwe?
- Interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Zimbabwe was 43.41 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 202.33 million current US$ in 1995.
- What is the lowest interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 current US$ in 1970.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit?
- Zimbabwe ranks 19th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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About this data
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.