Interest on external debt in Niger

Niger: Interest on external debt was 8.00 billion current LCU in 2005. ▲ Rising

Latest (2005)
8.00 billion current LCU
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
22nd
of 50 countries
All-time high
24.10 billion current LCU
in 2001
All-time low
8.00 billion current LCU
in 2004
Years of data
22
1984–2005

Interest on external debt in Niger, 1984–2005

10.0B15.0B20.0B25.0B1984199420051984: 11.7B current LCU1985: 14.4B current LCU1986: 18.1B current LCU1987: 17.5B current LCU1988: 17.8B current LCU1989: 17.2B current LCU1990: 13.8B current LCU1991: 11.2B current LCU1992: 9.1B current LCU1993: 9.5B current LCU1994: 18.5B current LCU1995: 21.1B current LCU1996: 15.9B current LCU1997: 15.8B current LCU1998: 17.8B current LCU1999: 18.4B current LCU2000: 19.6B current LCU2001: 24.1B current LCU2002: 21.1B current LCU2003: 16.1B current LCU2004: 8.0B current LCU2005: 8.0B current LCU

Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

In 2005, interest on external debt in Niger stood at 8.00 billion current LCU. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is down 62.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, interest on external debt in Niger peaked at 24.10 billion current LCU in 2001 and was at its lowest, 8.00 billion current LCU, in 2004.

Niger ranks 22nd of 50 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 16.12 billion current LCU 11.70 billion current LCU 18.10 billion current LCU 6
1990s 15.11 billion current LCU 9.10 billion current LCU 21.05 billion current LCU 10
2000s 16.15 billion current LCU 8.00 billion current LCU 24.10 billion current LCU 6

Countries ranked near Niger

  1. 19 Congo 11.11 billion current LCU compare
  2. 20 Burkina Faso 10.02 billion current LCU compare
  3. 21 Mauritania 8.40 billion current LCU compare
  4. 23 Benin 5.00 billion current LCU compare
  5. 24 Egypt 4.89 billion current LCU compare
  6. 25 Rwanda 4.87 billion current LCU compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is interest on external debt in Niger?
Interest on external debt in Niger was 8.00 billion current LCU in 2005, according to World Bank country economists.
What is the highest interest on external debt recorded in Niger?
The highest recorded value was 24.10 billion current LCU in 2001.
What is the lowest interest on external debt recorded in Niger?
The lowest recorded value was 8.00 billion current LCU in 2004.
How does Niger rank for interest on external debt?
Niger ranks 22nd out of 50 countries with data for 2005.
Is interest on external debt rising or falling in Niger?
Over the last ten years it is down 62.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Niger data come from?
The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Interest on external debt (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Interest on external debt (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
50 places, 1,343 data points, 1966–2011
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Interest on external debt (current LCU). Data are in current local currency.