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Zimbabwe: Debt service on external debt, total

1.42Bcurrent USD · 2024+175.1% 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 Zimbabwe from 1970 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (current USD)Note
20241,415,303,816
20231,485,117,324.5
2022453,902,425.6
2021607,366,085.1
2020984,648,946.4
20191,597,181,921.6
2018605,897,516.9
2017719,844,680.5
20161,242,681,767.6
2015666,556,272.9
2014514,533,027.1
2013588,633,839.1
2012742,077,690.7
20111,155,002,008.1
2010386,941,958.2
2009121,724,851.6
200893,966,172.4
2007110,631,623.9
2006106,667,355.8
2005249,160,085.1
2004137,833,225.7
200379,695,307.1
2002113,309,495.5
2001173,859,761.7
2000427,267,288.1
1999638,495,706.6
1998954,489,138.8
1997671,768,479
1996649,688,964.9
1995647,577,206.7
1994604,274,139.8
1993628,730,361.3
1992603,857,232.3
1991463,423,166
1990473,093,569.2
1989440,856,726.6
1988534,313,506.5
1987533,528,147.5
1986475,846,973.6
1985421,997,512.4
1984357,888,502.2
1983505,025,019.7
1982208,036,201
1981107,951,441.3
198065,180,187.5
197914,559,686.7
19788,369,053.3
19775,927,940.3
19767,388,741.7
19757,948,809.9
197414,545,263.8
197316,147,891.4
197211,431,172.9
197110,428,098.8
19709,428,900

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