World - Interest payments
Interest payments (% of revenue)
Interest payments (% of revenue) in World was 5.64 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 10.01 in 2002, while its lowest value was 4.84 in 2008.
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 |
|---|---|
| 2002 | 10.01 |
| 2003 | 9.04 |
| 2004 | 7.98 |
| 2005 | 6.30 |
| 2006 | 5.80 |
| 2007 | 5.63 |
| 2008 | 4.84 |
| 2009 | 5.49 |
| 2010 | 5.16 |
| 2011 | 5.39 |
| 2012 | 5.28 |
| 2013 | 5.35 |
| 2014 | 5.19 |
| 2015 | 6.11 |
| 2016 | 6.16 |
| 2017 | 6.02 |
| 2018 | 6.05 |
| 2019 | 5.64 |
Interest payments (% of expense)
Interest payments (% of expense) in World was 5.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 16 years was 8.78 in 2003, while its lowest value was 5.17 in 2011.
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 |
|---|---|
| 2003 | 8.78 |
| 2004 | 7.86 |
| 2005 | 6.47 |
| 2006 | 6.34 |
| 2007 | 5.94 |
| 2008 | 5.65 |
| 2009 | 5.44 |
| 2010 | 5.42 |
| 2011 | 5.17 |
| 2012 | 5.65 |
| 2013 | 5.55 |
| 2014 | 5.67 |
| 2015 | 5.85 |
| 2016 | 6.30 |
| 2017 | 6.42 |
| 2018 | 6.50 |
| 2019 | 5.90 |
Classification
Topic: Public Sector Indicators
Sub-Topic: Government finance
