OECD members - Interest payments
Interest payments (% of revenue)
Interest payments (% of revenue) in OECD members was 3.70 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 10.88 in 1986, while its lowest value was 2.97 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 | 2.97 |
| 1973 | 3.25 |
| 1974 | 3.21 |
| 1975 | 3.57 |
| 1976 | 4.35 |
| 1977 | 4.85 |
| 1978 | 5.39 |
| 1979 | 6.57 |
| 1980 | 7.36 |
| 1981 | 6.89 |
| 1982 | 6.60 |
| 1983 | 7.29 |
| 1984 | 8.56 |
| 1985 | 10.86 |
| 1986 | 10.88 |
| 1987 | 10.63 |
| 1988 | 10.50 |
| 1989 | 10.00 |
| 1990 | 9.97 |
| 1991 | 9.48 |
| 1992 | 9.84 |
| 1993 | 9.78 |
| 1994 | 9.93 |
| 1995 | 9.91 |
| 1996 | 9.68 |
| 1997 | 10.04 |
| 1998 | 9.71 |
| 1999 | 7.65 |
| 2000 | 7.89 |
| 2001 | 6.66 |
| 2002 | 6.47 |
| 2003 | 5.97 |
| 2004 | 5.48 |
| 2005 | 5.03 |
| 2006 | 4.40 |
| 2007 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 5.82 |
| 2009 | 5.41 |
| 2010 | 5.64 |
| 2011 | 5.88 |
| 2012 | 5.87 |
| 2013 | 5.72 |
| 2014 | 5.34 |
| 2015 | 5.05 |
| 2016 | 4.64 |
| 2017 | 4.14 |
| 2018 | 3.91 |
| 2019 | 3.70 |
Interest payments (% of expense)
Interest payments (% of expense) in OECD members was 3.76 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 11.26 in 1988, while its lowest value was 3.21 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 | 3.21 |
| 1973 | 3.63 |
| 1974 | 3.78 |
| 1975 | 4.01 |
| 1976 | 4.46 |
| 1977 | 5.21 |
| 1978 | 5.79 |
| 1979 | 6.68 |
| 1980 | 7.22 |
| 1981 | 7.42 |
| 1982 | 7.04 |
| 1983 | 7.18 |
| 1984 | 7.96 |
| 1985 | 9.40 |
| 1986 | 10.39 |
| 1987 | 10.82 |
| 1988 | 11.26 |
| 1989 | 10.33 |
| 1990 | 10.57 |
| 1991 | 10.03 |
| 1992 | 10.01 |
| 1993 | 9.33 |
| 1994 | 9.64 |
| 1995 | 8.85 |
| 1996 | 8.79 |
| 1997 | 9.52 |
| 1998 | 9.35 |
| 1999 | 7.87 |
| 2000 | 7.55 |
| 2001 | 6.89 |
| 2002 | 6.05 |
| 2003 | 5.75 |
| 2004 | 5.52 |
| 2005 | 5.23 |
| 2006 | 5.07 |
| 2007 | 5.07 |
| 2008 | 5.31 |
| 2009 | 4.55 |
| 2010 | 4.82 |
| 2011 | 5.61 |
| 2012 | 5.73 |
| 2013 | 5.50 |
| 2014 | 5.32 |
| 2015 | 5.08 |
| 2016 | 4.67 |
| 2017 | 4.31 |
| 2018 | 4.04 |
| 2019 | 3.76 |
Classification
Topic: Public Sector Indicators
Sub-Topic: Government finance
