Interest payments, PPG and PNG Private creditors (current US$) in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Interest payments, PPG and PNG Private creditors (current US$) was 38.46 million current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Interest payments, PPG and PNG Private creditors in Ethiopia, 1970–2011
Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for interest payments, ppg and png private creditors in Ethiopia is 38.46 million current US$, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 162.2% on the previous year and up 1,055.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments, ppg and png private creditors in Ethiopia peaked at 38.46 million current US$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 27,000 current US$, in 1970.
Ethiopia ranks 10th of 50 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Interest payments, PPG and PNG Private creditors (current US$) in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 27,000 current US$ | — |
| 1971 | 1.17 million current US$ | +4214.8% |
| 1972 | 1.07 million current US$ | -8.5% |
| 1973 | 679,000 current US$ | -36.3% |
| 1974 | 1.20 million current US$ | +76.6% |
| 1975 | 1.63 million current US$ | +35.9% |
| 1976 | 776,000 current US$ | -52.4% |
| 1977 | 985,000 current US$ | +26.9% |
| 1978 | 1.22 million current US$ | +24.0% |
| 1979 | 1.17 million current US$ | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 2.44 million current US$ | +108.7% |
| 1981 | 3.67 million current US$ | +50.2% |
| 1982 | 6.61 million current US$ | +80.3% |
| 1983 | 7.69 million current US$ | +16.4% |
| 1984 | 13.55 million current US$ | +76.2% |
| 1985 | 17.29 million current US$ | +27.6% |
| 1986 | 20.05 million current US$ | +16.0% |
| 1987 | 20.52 million current US$ | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 33.37 million current US$ | +62.7% |
| 1989 | 31.10 million current US$ | -6.8% |
| 1990 | 24.12 million current US$ | -22.5% |
| 1991 | 15.98 million current US$ | -33.7% |
| 1992 | 22.44 million current US$ | +40.4% |
| 1993 | 3.36 million current US$ | -85.0% |
| 1994 | 8.87 million current US$ | +164.1% |
| 1995 | 28.98 million current US$ | +226.8% |
| 1996 | 14.94 million current US$ | -48.5% |
| 1997 | 4.29 million current US$ | -71.3% |
| 1998 | 3.26 million current US$ | -24.1% |
| 1999 | 4.91 million current US$ | +50.7% |
| 2000 | 3.94 million current US$ | -19.7% |
| 2001 | 3.33 million current US$ | -15.6% |
| 2002 | 1.09 million current US$ | -67.2% |
| 2003 | 1.98 million current US$ | +81.4% |
| 2004 | 1.38 million current US$ | -30.3% |
| 2005 | 9.77 million current US$ | +607.8% |
| 2006 | 16.60 million current US$ | +70.0% |
| 2007 | 15.37 million current US$ | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 11.31 million current US$ | -26.4% |
| 2009 | 7.92 million current US$ | -30.0% |
| 2010 | 14.67 million current US$ | +85.2% |
| 2011 | 38.46 million current US$ | +162.2% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 38.46 million current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 127,000 current US$, 302.8× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Interest payments, PPG and PNG Private creditors (current US$) in Ethiopia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +4214.8% | 27,000 current US$ | 1.17 million current US$ |
| 2005 | +607.8% | 1.38 million current US$ | 9.77 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 991,600 current US$ | 27,000 current US$ | 1.63 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.63 million current US$ | 2.44 million current US$ | 33.37 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.11 million current US$ | 3.26 million current US$ | 28.98 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.27 million current US$ | 1.09 million current US$ | 16.60 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.57 million current US$ | 14.67 million current US$ | 38.46 million current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More external debt data for Ethiopia
- Net financial flows, IBRD -4.01 million NFL, current US$ (1995)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0.175 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0.0002 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 66.46 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 8.58 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0076 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 598.11 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 2.72 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 36.31 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 36.31 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments, ppg and png private creditors in Ethiopia?
- Interest payments, ppg and png private creditors in Ethiopia was 38.46 million current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance.
- What is the highest interest payments, ppg and png private creditors recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 38.46 million current US$ in 2011.
- What is the lowest interest payments, ppg and png private creditors recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,000 current US$ in 1970.
- How does Ethiopia rank for interest payments, ppg and png private creditors?
- Ethiopia ranks 10th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is interest payments, ppg and png private creditors rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,055.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Global Development Finance, published as part of Interest payments, PPG and PNG Private creditors (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Public and publicly guaranteed debt from private creditors include bonds that are either publicly issued or privately placed; commercial bank loans from private banks and other private financial institutions; and other private credits from manufacturers, exporters, and other suppliers of goods, and bank credits covered by a guarantee of an export credit agency. Interest payments (LINT) are actual amounts of interest paid in currency, goods, or services in the year specified. Private nonguaranteed external debt is an external obligation of a private debtor that is not guaranteed for repayment by a public entity. Interest payments (LINT) 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.