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
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.
Interest on external debt in Niger, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 11.70 billion current LCU | — |
| 1985 | 14.40 billion current LCU | +23.1% |
| 1986 | 18.10 billion current LCU | +25.7% |
| 1987 | 17.50 billion current LCU | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 17.80 billion current LCU | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 17.20 billion current LCU | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 13.80 billion current LCU | -19.8% |
| 1991 | 11.20 billion current LCU | -18.8% |
| 1992 | 9.10 billion current LCU | -18.8% |
| 1993 | 9.50 billion current LCU | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 18.50 billion current LCU | +94.7% |
| 1995 | 21.05 billion current LCU | +13.8% |
| 1996 | 15.90 billion current LCU | -24.5% |
| 1997 | 15.83 billion current LCU | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 17.80 billion current LCU | +12.4% |
| 1999 | 18.40 billion current LCU | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 19.60 billion current LCU | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 24.10 billion current LCU | +23.0% |
| 2002 | 21.10 billion current LCU | -12.4% |
| 2003 | 16.10 billion current LCU | -23.7% |
| 2004 | 8.00 billion current LCU | -50.3% |
| 2005 | 8.00 billion current LCU | +0.0% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 8.00 billion current LCU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.02 billion current LCU, 2.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Niger's 8.00 billion current LCU is above the median for low income countries, which is 4.87 billion current LCU, 1.6× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More science & technology data for Niger
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 60.59 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.6059 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 16.38 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 13.58 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -7.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -4.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 90.18 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
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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Interest on external debt (current LCU). Data are in current local currency.