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

Luxembourg: Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.8375 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.8375
Change on year
down 12.4%
World rank
67th
of 80 countries
All-time high
0.9562
in 2019
All-time low
0.6357
in 1996
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Luxembourg, 1995–2020

00.20.40.60.811995200720201995: 0.6931996: 0.6361997: 0.7021998: 0.6821999: 0.8462000: 0.7512001: 0.7462002: 0.7312003: 0.8232004: 0.8722005: 0.8222006: 0.7372007: 0.7352008: 0.7862009: 0.7322010: 0.8272011: 0.8582012: 0.8082013: 0.8312014: 0.7972015: 0.7892016: 0.8642017: 0.8612018: 0.8922019: 0.9562020: 0.838

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2020, interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Luxembourg stood at 0.8375.

That represents a change of down 12.4% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Luxembourg peaked at 0.9562 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6357, in 1996.

Luxembourg ranks 67th of 80 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Luxembourg, 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 Luxembourg, 1995 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1995 0.6929
1996 0.6357 -8.2%
1997 0.7015 +10.4%
1998 0.682 -2.8%
1999 0.8457 +24.0%
2000 0.7511 -11.2%
2001 0.7456 -0.7%
2002 0.7311 -1.9%
2003 0.823 +12.6%
2004 0.8718 +5.9%
2005 0.8224 -5.7%
2006 0.7372 -10.4%
2007 0.7353 -0.3%
2008 0.7861 +6.9%
2009 0.7318 -6.9%
2010 0.8274 +13.1%
2011 0.8579 +3.7%
2012 0.8076 -5.9%
2013 0.8309 +2.9%
2014 0.7971 -4.1%
2015 0.7893 -1.0%
2016 0.8642 +9.5%
2017 0.8615 -0.3%
2018 0.8922 +3.6%
2019 0.9562 +7.2%
2020 0.8375 -12.4%

Luxembourg compared with similar countries

  • Luxembourg's 0.8375 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9354, 90% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Luxembourg's 0.8375 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.966, 87% of the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7116 0.6357 0.8457 5
2000s 0.7735 0.7311 0.8718 10
2010s 0.8484 0.7893 0.9562 10
2020s 0.8375 0.8375 0.8375 1

Countries ranked near Luxembourg

  1. 64 Russian Federation 0.8905 compare
  2. 65 Finland 0.8851 compare
  3. 66 Japan 0.8593 compare
  4. 68 Belgium 0.8253 compare
  5. 69 Netherlands 0.8031 compare
  6. 70 France 0.7754 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Luxembourg?
Interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Luxembourg was 0.8375 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Luxembourg?
The highest recorded value was 0.9562 in 2019.
What is the lowest interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Luxembourg?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6357 in 1996.
How does Luxembourg rank for interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
Luxembourg ranks 67th out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
Is interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Luxembourg?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Luxembourg 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)
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Coverage
80 places, 1,616 data points, 1972–2020
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