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

Korea: Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.957 in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
0.957
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
49th
of 80 countries
All-time high
0.957
in 2020
All-time low
0.9261
in 2014
Years of data
9
2012–2020

Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Korea, 2012–2020

00.20.40.60.812012201620202012: 0.9272013: 0.942014: 0.9262015: 0.9352016: 0.9352017: 0.9382018: 0.9422019: 0.9462020: 0.957

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

The most recent figure for interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Korea is 0.957, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Korea peaked at 0.957 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9261, in 2014.

Korea ranks 49th of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Korea, 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 Korea, 2012 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2012 0.9268
2013 0.9404 +1.5%
2014 0.9261 -1.5%
2015 0.9348 +0.9%
2016 0.935 +0.0%
2017 0.9376 +0.3%
2018 0.9416 +0.4%
2019 0.9461 +0.5%
2020 0.957 +1.2%

Korea compared with similar countries

  • Korea's 0.957 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9354, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Korea's 0.957 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9833, 97% of the median. (11 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.9361 0.9261 0.9461 8
2020s 0.957 0.957 0.957 1

Countries ranked near Korea

  1. 46 Czechia 0.966 compare
  2. 47 Romania 0.9658 compare
  3. 48 South Africa 0.9573 compare
  4. 50 Mexico 0.9553 compare
  5. 51 Bulgaria 0.9518 compare
  6. 52 Mongolia 0.9518 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Korea?
Interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Korea was 0.957 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Korea?
The highest recorded value was 0.957 in 2020.
What is the lowest interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9261 in 2014.
How does Korea rank for interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
Korea ranks 49th out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
Is interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Korea 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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