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Zambia: Debt service on external debt, total

3.91Bcurrent USD · 2024+797.0% since 2014

Total debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term debt, interest paid on short-term debt, and repayments (repurchases and charges) to the IMF. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Annual figures for Zambia from 1970 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (current USD)Note
20243,912,853,421.5
2023946,860,783.2
20221,464,925,791.7
20211,719,814,787.7
20202,046,504,996
20192,723,539,891.8
20181,371,148,236.2
2017905,826,011.9
2016782,057,720.1
2015578,207,323.8
2014436,221,921.2
2013353,497,094.7
2012241,368,992.3
2011226,253,190.5
2010156,091,880.6
2009169,894,968
2008164,961,190.6
2007125,295,129.6
2006145,359,733
2005284,393,321.6
2004469,146,090.9
2003559,291,457.6
2002226,838,931.4
2001187,020,283.3
2000189,381,235
1999152,072,921.5
1998202,081,414.5
1997245,827,662.3
1996250,709,066.2
19952,612,571,455.7
1994374,529,250.4
1993361,635,926
1992349,494,570.5
1991593,206,468.1
1990200,652,406.8
1989189,950,620.2
1988188,927,516.8
1987171,089,707.4
1986385,782,454.9
1985136,422,637.4
1984243,024,485.4
1983298,317,778.9
1982335,520,853.1
1981421,478,908.1
1980411,977,280.8
1979339,223,106.4
1978296,884,084.6
1977258,159,375.9
1976179,789,874.1
1975169,588,942.2
1974135,094,423.5
1973384,034,822.7
1972126,450,725.3
197190,664,136.1
197075,574,365.5

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World Bank (2026). Debt service on external debt, total. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-debt-service-on-external-debt-total (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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