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

China: Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.5654 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.5654
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
75th
of 80 countries
All-time high
0.9653
in 2006
All-time low
0.542
in 2019
Years of data
16
2005–2020

Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in China, 2005–2020

00.20.40.60.812005201220202005: 0.9652006: 0.9652007: 0.8962008: 0.912009: 0.8862010: 0.8182011: 0.7632012: 0.7822013: 0.7582014: 0.7262015: 0.8352016: 0.6622017: 0.6412018: 0.5632019: 0.5422020: 0.565

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

The most recent figure for interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in China is 0.5654, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and down 30.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in China peaked at 0.9653 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.542, in 2019.

China ranks 75th of 80 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in China, 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 China, 2005 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2005 0.9645
2006 0.9653 +0.1%
2007 0.8964 -7.1%
2008 0.9104 +1.6%
2009 0.8856 -2.7%
2010 0.8182 -7.6%
2011 0.7634 -6.7%
2012 0.7817 +2.4%
2013 0.7576 -3.1%
2014 0.7259 -4.2%
2015 0.8349 +15.0%
2016 0.6623 -20.7%
2017 0.6409 -3.2%
2018 0.5626 -12.2%
2019 0.542 -3.7%
2020 0.5654 +4.3%

China compared with similar countries

  • China's 0.5654 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9878, 57% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
  • China's 0.5654 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9833, 57% of the median. (11 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9244 0.8856 0.9653 5
2010s 0.7089 0.542 0.8349 10
2020s 0.5654 0.5654 0.5654 1

Countries ranked near China

  1. 72 Sweden 0.7447 compare
  2. 73 Australia 0.6951 compare
  3. 74 United States of America 0.6405 compare
  4. 76 Germany 0.4889 compare
  5. 77 Norway 0.4811 compare
  6. 78 Switzerland 0.4464 compare

See the full ranking of 80 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in China?
Interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in China was 0.5654 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 0.9653 in 2006.
What is the lowest interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 0.542 in 2019.
How does China rank for interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
China ranks 75th out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
Is interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this China 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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