Total stock of arrears (principal and interest payments) (current US$) by country
Principal and interest payments due but not paid.
Countries reporting
26
Highest
12.85 billion current US$
Sudan
Lowest
0 current US$
Botswana
Median
29.61 million current US$
Years covered
42
1965–2006
Data points
971
What the numbers show
Total stock of arrears (principal and interest payments) (current US$) is currently reported for 26 countries. The highest value is 12.85 billion current US$ in Sudan; the lowest is 0 current US$ in Botswana.
The median across all reporting countries is 29.61 million current US$, and the mean is 996.27 million current US$.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Sierra Leone (up 273.8%), and the largest decrease in Uganda (down 100.0%).
Total stock of arrears (principal and interest payments): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sudan | 12.85 billion current US$ | 2002 | up 18.6% | volatile |
| 2 | Angola | 4.51 billion current US$ | 2006 | up 130.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Zimbabwe | 2.43 billion current US$ | 2005 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Liberia | 1.70 billion current US$ | 2005 | — | flat |
| 5 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 1.53 billion current US$ | 2006 | down 39.2% | falling |
| 6 | Congo | 1.53 billion current US$ | 2006 | up 138.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Guinea | 664.00 million current US$ | 2006 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Seychelles | 196.95 million current US$ | 2006 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Comoros | 110.81 million current US$ | 2006 | up 162.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Ghana | 104.00 million current US$ | 2006 | up 139.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Sierra Leone | 89.05 million current US$ | 2006 | up 273.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Chad | 67.20 million current US$ | 2001 | up 126.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Senegal | 30.20 million current US$ | 2002 | down 78.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Djibouti | 29.03 million current US$ | 2004 | up 116.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Cape Verde | 27.30 million current US$ | 2004 | up 35.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Benin | 24.00 million current US$ | 2002 | down 69.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Eritrea | 7.90 million current US$ | 2002 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Algeria | 10,000 current US$ | 2006 | — | volatile |
| 19 | Uganda | 1.41 current US$ | 2006 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Mozambique | 0 current US$ | 2006 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Morocco | 0 current US$ | 2006 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 current US$ | 2006 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 current US$ | 2006 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0 current US$ | 2006 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Tunisia | 0 current US$ | 2006 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Botswana | 0 current US$ | 2006 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa 8.73 billion current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria 8.73 billion current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa 8.73 billion current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 8.73 billion current US$
- North Africa 10,000 current US$
About this data
Principal and interest payments due but not paid.