Interest on external debt in Senegal

Senegal: Interest on external debt was 51.00 billion current LCU in 2011. ▲ Rising

Latest (2011)
51.00 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 34.2%
World rank
12th
of 50 countries
All-time high
58.30 billion current LCU
in 1994
All-time low
11.00 billion current LCU
in 1981
Years of data
32
1980–2011

Interest on external debt in Senegal, 1980–2011

10.0B20.0B30.0B40.0B50.0B60.0B1980199520111980: 12.0B current LCU1981: 11.0B current LCU1982: 17.0B current LCU1983: 26.2B current LCU1984: 36.4B current LCU1985: 43.8B current LCU1986: 40.3B current LCU1987: 39.3B current LCU1988: 43.6B current LCU1989: 42.6B current LCU1990: 36.6B current LCU1991: 31.1B current LCU1992: 26.6B current LCU1993: 28.1B current LCU1994: 58.3B current LCU1995: 55.8B current LCU1996: 45.9B current LCU1997: 47.5B current LCU1998: 27.8B current LCU1999: 32.3B current LCU2000: 39.6B current LCU2001: 23.7B current LCU2002: 35.4B current LCU2003: 40.0B current LCU2004: 41.1B current LCU2005: 36.1B current LCU2006: 35.5B current LCU2007: 24.0B current LCU2008: 23.5B current LCU2009: 23.1B current LCU2010: 38.0B current LCU2011: 51.0B current LCU

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for interest on external debt in Senegal is 51.00 billion current LCU, measured in 2011.

The figure is up 34.2% on the previous year and up 115.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, interest on external debt in Senegal peaked at 58.30 billion current LCU in 1994 and was at its lowest, 11.00 billion current LCU, in 1981.

Senegal ranks 12th of 50 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 31.22 billion current LCU 11.00 billion current LCU 43.80 billion current LCU 10
1990s 39.00 billion current LCU 26.60 billion current LCU 58.30 billion current LCU 10
2000s 32.20 billion current LCU 23.14 billion current LCU 41.10 billion current LCU 10
2010s 44.50 billion current LCU 38.00 billion current LCU 51.00 billion current LCU 2

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 9 Uganda 71.66 billion current LCU compare
  2. 10 Zambia 69.06 billion current LCU compare
  3. 11 Tanzania 67.90 billion current LCU compare
  4. 13 Madagascar 43.11 billion current LCU compare
  5. 14 Angola 38.45 billion current LCU compare
  6. 15 Cameroon 28.00 billion current LCU compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is interest on external debt in Senegal?
Interest on external debt in Senegal was 51.00 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
What is the highest interest on external debt recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 58.30 billion current LCU in 1994.
What is the lowest interest on external debt recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 11.00 billion current LCU in 1981.
How does Senegal rank for interest on external debt?
Senegal ranks 12th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
Is interest on external debt rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is up 115.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Senegal 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.