Sub-Saharan Africa Compared by Economy > External debt > Interest > Interest payments on external debt > Total > INT > Current US$
DEFINITION:
Interest payments are actual amounts of interest paid by the borrower in foreign currency, goods, or services in the year specified. This item includes interest paid on long-term debt, IMF charges, and interest paid on short-term debt. Long-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year and that is owed to nonresidents by residents of an economy and repayable in foreign currency, goods, or services. Short-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original maturity of one year or less. Available data permit no distinction between public and private nonguaranteed short-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.".
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | $1.60 billion | 2009 | ||
| 2 | Cote d'Ivoire | $266.28 million | 2009 | ||
| 3 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | $251.32 million | 2009 | ||
| 4 | Nigeria | $170.55 million | 2009 | ||
| 5 | Gabon | $147.98 million | 2009 | ||
| 6 | Ghana | $129.18 million | 2009 | ||
| 7 | Sudan | $117.56 million | 2009 | ||
| 8 | Kenya | $108.72 million | 2009 | ||
| 9 | Cameroon | $58.85 million | 2009 | ||
| 10 | Tanzania | $58.82 million | 2009 | ||
| 11 | Senegal | $52.05 million | 2009 | ||
| 12 | Zambia | $47.51 million | 2009 | ||
| 13 | Ethiopia | $41.48 million | 2009 | ||
| 14 | Zimbabwe | $35.00 million | 2009 | ||
| 15 | Guinea | $33.09 million | 2009 | ||
| 16 | Mozambique | $28.81 million | 2009 | ||
| 17 | Liberia | $27.69 million | 2009 | ||
| 18 | Mali | $25.91 million | 2009 | ||
| 19 | Mauritania | $24.32 million | 2009 | ||
| 20 | Chad | $23.23 million | 2009 | ||
| 21 | Uganda | $22.09 million | 2009 | ||
| 22 | Seychelles | $18.54 million | 2009 | ||
| 23 | Mauritius | $17.95 million | 2009 | ||
| 24 | Madagascar | $16.67 million | 2009 | ||
| 25 | Swaziland | $15.83 million | 2009 | ||
| 26 | Malawi | $15.69 million | 2009 | ||
| 27 | Burkina Faso | $15.43 million | 2009 | ||
| 28 | Togo | $14.00 million | 2009 | ||
| 29 | Rwanda | $12.56 million | 2009 | ||
| 30 | Benin | $12.07 million | 2009 | ||
| 31 | Botswana | $10.73 million | 2009 | ||
| 32 | Eritrea | $10.28 million | 2009 | ||
| 33 | Niger | $8.81 million | 2009 | ||
| 34 | The Gambia | $7.84 million | 2009 | ||
| 35 | Djibouti | $7.69 million | 2009 | ||
| 36 | Lesotho | $7.57 million | 2009 | ||
| 37 | Cape Verde | $6.96 million | 2009 | ||
| 38 | Burundi | $4.12 million | 2009 | ||
| 39 | Sierra Leone | $3.78 million | 2009 | ||
| 40 | Guinea-Bissau | $3.71 million | 2009 | ||
| 41 | Central African Republic | $3.63 million | 2009 | ||
| 42 | Comoros | $2.91 million | 2009 | ||
| 43 | Sao Tome and Principe | $395,000.00 | 2009 | ||
| 44 | Somalia | 0.0 | 2009 |
