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Finance debt
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Financial Instruments [Abstract]  
Finance debt Finance debt
$ million
20222021
CurrentNon-currentTotalCurrentNon-currentTotal
Borrowings3,198 43,746 46,944 5,557 55,619 61,176 
The main elements of current borrowings are the current portion of long-term borrowings that is due to be repaid in the next 12 months of $2,297 million (2021 $3,366 million) and issued commercial paper of $725 million (2021 $2,163 million). Finance debt does not include accrued interest of $409 million (2021 $484 million), which is reported within other payables. As part of actively managing its debt portfolio, during the year the group bought back $7.4 billion (2021 $11.0 billion equivalent) of finance debt consisting entirely of US dollar bonds. Derivatives associated with non-US dollar debt bought back in 2021 were also terminated. These transactions have no significant impact on net debt or gearing.
The following table shows the weighted-average interest rates achieved through a combination of borrowings and derivative financial instruments entered into to manage interest rate and currency exposures.
Fixed rate debtFloating rate debtTotal
Weighted
average
interest
rate
%
Weighted
average
time for
which rate
is fixed
Years
Amount
$ million
Weighted
average
interest
rate
%
Amount
$ million
Amount
$ million
2022
US dollar3 1428,651 6 18,105 46,756 
Other currencies6 8188   188 
28,839 18,105 46,944 
2021
US dollar1235,891 25,074 60,965 
Other currencies9188 23 211 
36,079 25,097 61,176 
Fair values
The estimated fair value of finance debt is shown in the table below together with the carrying amount as reflected in the balance sheet.
Long-term borrowings in the table below include the portion of debt that matures in the 12 months from 31 December 2022, whereas in the group balance sheet the amount is reported within current finance debt.
The carrying amount of the group’s short-term borrowings, comprising mainly of commercial paper, approximates their fair value. The fair values of the significant majority of the group’s long-term borrowings are determined using quoted prices in active markets, and so fall within level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. Where quoted prices are not available, quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets are used and such measurements are therefore categorized in level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
$ million
20222021
Fair valueCarrying
amount
Fair valueCarrying
amount
Short-term borrowings901 901 2,191 2,191 
Long-term borrowings41,689 46,043 60,755 58,985 
Total finance debt42,590 46,944 62,946 61,176