Interest payments, PPG and PNG Private creditors (current US$) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Interest payments, PPG and PNG Private creditors (current US$) was 1.97 billion current US$ in 2007. ◆ Volatile
Interest payments, PPG and PNG Private creditors in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1970–2007
Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2007, interest payments, ppg and png private creditors in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at 1.97 billion current US$.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments, ppg and png private creditors in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 2.32 billion current US$ in 1984 and was at its lowest, 80.03 million current US$, in 1970.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Interest payments, PPG and PNG Private creditors (current US$) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 80.03 million current US$ | — |
| 1971 | 102.28 million current US$ | +27.8% |
| 1972 | 104.50 million current US$ | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 202.95 million current US$ | +94.2% |
| 1974 | 214.53 million current US$ | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 253.81 million current US$ | +18.3% |
| 1976 | 253.30 million current US$ | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 321.81 million current US$ | +27.0% |
| 1978 | 531.19 million current US$ | +65.1% |
| 1979 | 890.45 million current US$ | +67.6% |
| 1980 | 1.69 billion current US$ | +89.9% |
| 1981 | 2.00 billion current US$ | +18.2% |
| 1982 | 2.20 billion current US$ | +10.2% |
| 1983 | 2.11 billion current US$ | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 2.32 billion current US$ | +10.1% |
| 1985 | 2.27 billion current US$ | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 1.40 billion current US$ | -38.2% |
| 1987 | 1.09 billion current US$ | -22.2% |
| 1988 | 1.55 billion current US$ | +42.0% |
| 1989 | 1.73 billion current US$ | +11.6% |
| 1990 | 1.65 billion current US$ | -4.5% |
| 1991 | 1.54 billion current US$ | -7.0% |
| 1992 | 1.62 billion current US$ | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 750.56 million current US$ | -53.7% |
| 1994 | 1.94 billion current US$ | +158.5% |
| 1995 | 1.97 billion current US$ | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 2.15 billion current US$ | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 1.56 billion current US$ | -27.2% |
| 1998 | 1.74 billion current US$ | +11.0% |
| 1999 | 1.56 billion current US$ | -10.1% |
| 2000 | 1.49 billion current US$ | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 1.38 billion current US$ | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 1.33 billion current US$ | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 1.17 billion current US$ | -11.8% |
| 2004 | 1.10 billion current US$ | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 1.46 billion current US$ | +32.7% |
| 2006 | 2.00 billion current US$ | +37.4% |
| 2007 | 1.97 billion current US$ | -1.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Interest payments, PPG and PNG Private creditors (current US$) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +158.5% | 750.56 million current US$ | 1.94 billion current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 295.48 million current US$ | 80.03 million current US$ | 890.45 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.84 billion current US$ | 1.09 billion current US$ | 2.32 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.65 billion current US$ | 750.56 million current US$ | 2.15 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.49 billion current US$ | 1.10 billion current US$ | 2.00 billion current US$ | 8 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
More external debt data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Net financial flows, IBRD 2.30 billion NFL, current US$ (2025)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0.4576 NFL, US$ 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)
- 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, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 432.41 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 75.50 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 597.21 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 798.86 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments, ppg and png private creditors in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Interest payments, ppg and png private creditors in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 1.97 billion current US$ in 2007, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance.
- What is the highest interest payments, ppg and png private creditors recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.32 billion current US$ in 1984.
- What is the lowest interest payments, ppg and png private creditors recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.03 million current US$ in 1970.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for interest payments, ppg and png private creditors?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 2nd out of 5 groups with data for 2007.
- Is interest payments, ppg and png private creditors rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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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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.