High income - Interest payments
Interest payments (% of revenue)
Interest payments (% of revenue) in High income was 3.49 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 10.65 in 1986, while its lowest value was 2.75 in 1972.
Definition: Interest payments include interest payments on government debt--including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments--to domestic and foreign residents.
Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1972 | 2.75 |
| 1973 | 2.98 |
| 1974 | 2.95 |
| 1975 | 3.16 |
| 1976 | 4.10 |
| 1977 | 4.26 |
| 1978 | 4.65 |
| 1979 | 5.30 |
| 1980 | 6.65 |
| 1981 | 5.98 |
| 1982 | 6.27 |
| 1983 | 6.81 |
| 1984 | 8.22 |
| 1985 | 10.24 |
| 1986 | 10.65 |
| 1987 | 10.21 |
| 1988 | 9.99 |
| 1989 | 9.65 |
| 1990 | 9.39 |
| 1991 | 7.34 |
| 1992 | 7.60 |
| 1993 | 6.79 |
| 1994 | 7.16 |
| 1995 | 8.22 |
| 1996 | 7.55 |
| 1997 | 7.84 |
| 1998 | 7.77 |
| 1999 | 7.51 |
| 2000 | 7.21 |
| 2001 | 6.65 |
| 2002 | 6.34 |
| 2003 | 5.70 |
| 2004 | 5.48 |
| 2005 | 5.03 |
| 2006 | 4.44 |
| 2007 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 4.65 |
| 2009 | 5.13 |
| 2010 | 5.28 |
| 2011 | 5.60 |
| 2012 | 5.35 |
| 2013 | 5.01 |
| 2014 | 5.02 |
| 2015 | 4.99 |
| 2016 | 4.39 |
| 2017 | 4.04 |
| 2018 | 3.75 |
| 2019 | 3.49 |
Interest payments (% of expense)
Interest payments (% of expense) in High income was 3.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 10.37 in 1986, while its lowest value was 2.81 in 1972.
Definition: Interest payments include interest payments on government debt--including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments--to domestic and foreign residents.
Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1972 | 2.81 |
| 1973 | 3.25 |
| 1974 | 3.25 |
| 1975 | 3.36 |
| 1976 | 4.46 |
| 1977 | 5.10 |
| 1978 | 5.63 |
| 1979 | 6.29 |
| 1980 | 7.12 |
| 1981 | 7.12 |
| 1982 | 6.26 |
| 1983 | 6.93 |
| 1984 | 7.63 |
| 1985 | 9.19 |
| 1986 | 10.37 |
| 1987 | 9.26 |
| 1988 | 9.75 |
| 1989 | 9.16 |
| 1990 | 9.34 |
| 1991 | 7.48 |
| 1992 | 9.02 |
| 1993 | 8.41 |
| 1994 | 9.24 |
| 1995 | 7.75 |
| 1996 | 7.15 |
| 1997 | 7.42 |
| 1998 | 7.32 |
| 1999 | 7.21 |
| 2000 | 7.42 |
| 2001 | 6.57 |
| 2002 | 6.05 |
| 2003 | 5.54 |
| 2004 | 5.46 |
| 2005 | 5.20 |
| 2006 | 4.92 |
| 2007 | 5.07 |
| 2008 | 5.03 |
| 2009 | 4.48 |
| 2010 | 4.61 |
| 2011 | 5.01 |
| 2012 | 5.20 |
| 2013 | 4.90 |
| 2014 | 5.00 |
| 2015 | 4.83 |
| 2016 | 4.53 |
| 2017 | 4.16 |
| 2018 | 3.94 |
| 2019 | 3.60 |
Classification
Topic: Public Sector Indicators
Sub-Topic: Government finance
