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

Ireland: Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.998 in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
0.998
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
27th
of 80 countries
All-time high
0.9991
in 2017
All-time low
0.9569
in 1993
Years of data
30
1991–2020

Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Ireland, 1991–2020

00.20.40.60.811991200520201991: 0.9591992: 0.9581993: 0.9571994: 0.961995: 0.991996: 0.9911997: 0.9881998: 0.991999: 0.9882000: 0.9832001: 0.9762002: 0.9712003: 0.9742004: 0.9782005: 0.9842006: 0.9842007: 0.9922008: 0.9932009: 0.9932010: 0.9952011: 0.9962012: 0.9972013: 0.9972014: 0.9982015: 0.9982016: 0.9992017: 0.9992018: 0.9992019: 0.9982020: 0.998

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Ireland recorded 0.998 for interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in 2020.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Ireland peaked at 0.9991 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.9569, in 1993.

Ireland ranks 27th of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Ireland, 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 Ireland, 1991 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1991 0.959
1992 0.9581 -0.1%
1993 0.9569 -0.1%
1994 0.9603 +0.4%
1995 0.9897 +3.1%
1996 0.9914 +0.2%
1997 0.9878 -0.4%
1998 0.9902 +0.2%
1999 0.9883 -0.2%
2000 0.9829 -0.5%
2001 0.9758 -0.7%
2002 0.9712 -0.5%
2003 0.9738 +0.3%
2004 0.9783 +0.5%
2005 0.9842 +0.6%
2006 0.9839 -0.0%
2007 0.9922 +0.8%
2008 0.9926 +0.0%
2009 0.9934 +0.1%
2010 0.9953 +0.2%
2011 0.9961 +0.1%
2012 0.997 +0.1%
2013 0.9971 +0.0%
2014 0.998 +0.1%
2015 0.9976 -0.0%
2016 0.9986 +0.1%
2017 0.9991 +0.1%
2018 0.999 -0.0%
2019 0.9985 -0.1%
2020 0.998 -0.1%

Ireland compared with similar countries

  • Ireland's 0.998 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9354, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Ireland's 0.998 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.966, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9758 0.9569 0.9914 9
2000s 0.9828 0.9712 0.9934 10
2010s 0.9976 0.9953 0.9991 10
2020s 0.998 0.998 0.998 1

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 24 Chile 0.9992 compare
  2. 25 Rwanda 0.9991 compare
  3. 26 Indonesia 0.9982 compare
  4. 28 Paraguay 0.9965 compare
  5. 29 North Macedonia 0.996 compare
  6. 30 Senegal 0.9958 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 Ireland?
Interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Ireland was 0.998 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 0.9991 in 2017.
What is the lowest interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9569 in 1993.
How does Ireland rank for interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
Ireland ranks 27th out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
Is interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Ireland 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
International Monetary Fund
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Coverage
80 places, 1,616 data points, 1972–2020
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