Central government arrears on external debt (current LCU) by country

Central government arrears on external debt. Data are in current local currency.

Countries reporting
13
Highest
1.50 trillion current LCU
Cote d'Ivoire
Lowest
0 current LCU
Uganda
Median
0 current LCU
Years covered
33
1979–2011
Data points
278

What the numbers show

Central government arrears on external debt (current LCU) is currently reported for 13 countries. The highest value is 1.50 trillion current LCU in Cote d'Ivoire; the lowest is 0 current LCU in Uganda.

The median across all reporting countries is 0 current LCU, and the mean is 129.83 billion current LCU.

Over the past decade 5 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Zimbabwe (up 1,573.4%), and the largest decrease in Burkina Faso (down 100.0%).

Central government arrears on external debt: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Cote d'Ivoire 1.50 trillion current LCU 2011 up 435.3% falling
2 Central African Republic 168.06 billion current LCU 2007 up 767.9% rising
3 Zimbabwe 9.13 billion current LCU 2011 up 1,573.4% volatile
4 Togo 4.10 billion current LCU 1999 up 67.3% volatile
5 Kenya 1.44 billion current LCU 2008 down 85.4% volatile
6 Sudan 175.53 million current LCU 2000 rising
7 Burkina Faso 0 current LCU 2011 down 100.0% volatile
7 Cameroon 0 current LCU 2011 down 100.0% volatile
7 Cape Verde 0 current LCU 2011 up 100.0% volatile
7 Gabon 0 current LCU 2007 volatile
7 Guinea-Bissau 0 current LCU 2011 down 100.0% volatile
7 Sao Tome and Principe 0 current LCU 2010 down 100.0% volatile
7 Uganda 0 current LCU 2011 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Central government arrears on external debt (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
21 places, 278 data points, 1979–2011
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Central government arrears on external debt. Data are in current local currency.