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

Iceland: Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.8988 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.8988
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
60th
of 80 countries
All-time high
0.9738
in 2009
All-time low
0.7846
in 2003
Years of data
31
1990–2020

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

00.20.40.60.811990200520201990: 0.8811991: 0.8811992: 0.8871993: 0.8891994: 0.881995: 0.8841996: 0.8831997: 0.8761998: 0.8881999: 0.8872000: 0.8642001: 0.8392002: 0.822003: 0.7852004: 0.822005: 0.9272006: 0.9282007: 0.9332008: 0.9612009: 0.9742010: 0.9582011: 0.9542012: 0.9522013: 0.9562014: 0.9482015: 0.9432016: 0.9232017: 0.9262018: 0.9172019: 0.9052020: 0.899

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

The most recent figure for interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Iceland is 0.8988, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Iceland peaked at 0.9738 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.7846, in 2003.

Iceland ranks 60th of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Iceland, 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 Iceland, 1990 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1990 0.8812
1991 0.8808 -0.0%
1992 0.8874 +0.8%
1993 0.8893 +0.2%
1994 0.8804 -1.0%
1995 0.8836 +0.4%
1996 0.8827 -0.1%
1997 0.8765 -0.7%
1998 0.8881 +1.3%
1999 0.8867 -0.2%
2000 0.864 -2.6%
2001 0.8391 -2.9%
2002 0.8196 -2.3%
2003 0.7846 -4.3%
2004 0.8197 +4.5%
2005 0.9275 +13.1%
2006 0.9282 +0.1%
2007 0.9332 +0.5%
2008 0.9615 +3.0%
2009 0.9738 +1.3%
2010 0.9578 -1.6%
2011 0.9538 -0.4%
2012 0.9517 -0.2%
2013 0.9555 +0.4%
2014 0.9476 -0.8%
2015 0.9431 -0.5%
2016 0.9235 -2.1%
2017 0.926 +0.3%
2018 0.9171 -1.0%
2019 0.905 -1.3%
2020 0.8988 -0.7%

Iceland compared with similar countries

  • Iceland's 0.8988 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9354, 96% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Iceland's 0.8988 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.966, 93% of the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8837 0.8765 0.8893 10
2000s 0.8851 0.7846 0.9738 10
2010s 0.9381 0.905 0.9578 10
2020s 0.8988 0.8988 0.8988 1

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 57 El Salvador 0.9309 compare
  2. 58 Uzbekistan 0.9307 compare
  3. 59 Denmark 0.9118 compare
  4. 61 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.8959 compare
  5. 62 Latvia 0.8933 compare
  6. 63 Spain 0.8907 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Iceland?
Interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Iceland was 0.8988 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 0.9738 in 2009.
What is the lowest interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7846 in 2003.
How does Iceland rank for interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
Iceland ranks 60th out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
Is interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iceland 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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Coverage
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