Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Canada

Canada: Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.3464 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.3464
Change on year
down 6.2%
World rank
79th
of 80 countries
All-time high
0.6496
in 1990
All-time low
0.3464
in 2020
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Canada, 1990–2020

00.20.40.61990200520201990: 0.651991: 0.6341992: 0.6041993: 0.5851994: 0.5751995: 0.5951996: 0.5921997: 0.5841998: 0.5791999: 0.582000: 0.5892001: 0.5692002: 0.5452003: 0.5352004: 0.5222005: 0.5112006: 0.5112007: 0.512008: 0.4952009: 0.4712010: 0.4642011: 0.4492012: 0.432013: 0.4252014: 0.42015: 0.3832016: 0.3672017: 0.3542018: 0.3632019: 0.3692020: 0.346

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2020, interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Canada stood at 0.3464. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.

The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 25.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Canada peaked at 0.6496 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.3464, in 2020.

That places Canada 79th out of 80 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.

Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Canada, year by year

Annual values for Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in Canada, 1990 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1990 0.6496
1991 0.6342 -2.4%
1992 0.6042 -4.7%
1993 0.5847 -3.2%
1994 0.5752 -1.6%
1995 0.5952 +3.5%
1996 0.5922 -0.5%
1997 0.5842 -1.4%
1998 0.5792 -0.8%
1999 0.5797 +0.1%
2000 0.5889 +1.6%
2001 0.5685 -3.5%
2002 0.5452 -4.1%
2003 0.5346 -1.9%
2004 0.5215 -2.5%
2005 0.5106 -2.1%
2006 0.5109 +0.0%
2007 0.5098 -0.2%
2008 0.4952 -2.9%
2009 0.4715 -4.8%
2010 0.4637 -1.6%
2011 0.449 -3.2%
2012 0.4295 -4.3%
2013 0.4255 -0.9%
2014 0.3999 -6.0%
2015 0.3828 -4.3%
2016 0.3668 -4.2%
2017 0.3537 -3.6%
2018 0.3632 +2.7%
2019 0.3692 +1.7%
2020 0.3464 -6.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5979 0.5752 0.6496 10
2000s 0.5257 0.4715 0.5889 10
2010s 0.4003 0.3537 0.4637 10
2020s 0.3464 0.3464 0.3464 1

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 76 Germany 0.4889 compare
  2. 77 Norway 0.4811 compare
  3. 78 Switzerland 0.4464 compare
  4. 80 United Arab Emirates 0.0062 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Canada?
Interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Canada was 0.3464 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 0.6496 in 1990.
What is the lowest interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3464 in 2020.
How does Canada rank for interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
Canada ranks 79th out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
Is interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Canada data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
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Coverage
80 places, 1,616 data points, 1972–2020
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