Interest on external debt in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Interest on external debt was 198.43 million current LCU in 2011. ▲ Rising
Interest on external debt in Zimbabwe, 1980–2011
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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- Scientific and technical journal articles 519.85 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 15.68 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 94.25 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 94.25 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 5 (2016)
- Share of the population using the Internet 41.6% (2024)
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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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Interest on external debt (current LCU). Data are in current local currency.