Interest on external debt in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Interest on external debt was 198.43 million current LCU in 2011. ▲ Rising

Latest (2011)
198.43 million current LCU
Change on year
up 13.0%
World rank
42nd
of 50 countries
All-time high
198.43 million current LCU
in 2011
All-time low
802,113 current LCU
in 2004
Years of data
32
1980–2011

Interest on external debt in Zimbabwe, 1980–2011

050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M1980199520111980: 10.5M current LCU1981: 35.1M current LCU1982: 56.0M current LCU1983: 55.1M current LCU1984: 63.3M current LCU1985: 76.3M current LCU1986: 94.7M current LCU1987: 104.6M current LCU1988: 106.5M current LCU1989: 103.2M current LCU1990: 107.9M current LCU1991: 113.8M current LCU1992: 110.3M current LCU1993: 117.5M current LCU1994: 122.3M current LCU1995: 128.8M current LCU1996: 116.0M current LCU1997: 108.1M current LCU1998: 102.8M current LCU1999: 106.9M current LCU2000: 32.6M current LCU2001: 140.4M current LCU2002: 48.4M current LCU2003: 3.7M current LCU2004: 802.1k current LCU2005: 110.1M current LCU2006: 116.3M current LCU2007: 119.0M current LCU2008: 137.0M current LCU2009: 194.4M current LCU2010: 175.6M current LCU2011: 198.4M current LCU

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

Analysis

In 2011, interest on external debt in Zimbabwe stood at 198.43 million current LCU. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

The figure is up 13.0% on the previous year and up 41.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, interest on external debt in Zimbabwe peaked at 198.43 million current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 802,113 current LCU, in 2004.

That places Zimbabwe 42nd out of 50 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 70.52 million current LCU 10.50 million current LCU 106.50 million current LCU 10
1990s 113.44 million current LCU 102.82 million current LCU 128.79 million current LCU 10
2000s 90.27 million current LCU 802,113 current LCU 194.41 million current LCU 10
2010s 187.01 million current LCU 175.59 million current LCU 198.43 million current LCU 2

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

  1. 39 Eritrea 212.00 million current LCU compare
  2. 40 Eswatini 209.00 million current LCU compare
  3. 41 Guinea-Bissau 200.00 million current LCU compare
  4. 43 Namibia 151.00 million current LCU compare
  5. 44 Gambia 105.00 million current LCU compare
  6. 45 Botswana 87.15 million current LCU compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is interest on external debt in Zimbabwe?
Interest on external debt in Zimbabwe was 198.43 million current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
What is the highest interest on external debt recorded in Zimbabwe?
The highest recorded value was 198.43 million current LCU in 2011.
What is the lowest interest on external debt recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was 802,113 current LCU in 2004.
How does Zimbabwe rank for interest on external debt?
Zimbabwe ranks 42nd out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
Is interest on external debt rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
Over the last ten years it is up 41.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Zimbabwe 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.