Interest payments on external debt

Interest payments are actual amounts of interest paid by the borrower in 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 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.

利息支出指借款方在指定年度内以货币、商品或服务形式实际支付的利息金额。本统计项目包含长期债务利息支出、国际货币基金组织（IMF）收费以及短期债务利息支出。长期外债指原始期限或展期后期限超过一年，由某一经济体的居民向非居民举借且需以货币、商品或服务偿还的债务。短期外债指原始期限为一年及以内的债务。现有数据无法区分公共与私人无担保短期外债。数据以现价美元计价。