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

Serbia: Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.9811 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.9811
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
41st
of 80 countries
All-time high
0.9811
in 2020
All-time low
0.9133
in 2007
Years of data
14
2007–2020

Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Serbia, 2007–2020

00.20.40.60.812007201320202007: 0.9132008: 0.9232009: 0.9392010: 0.9312011: 0.942012: 0.9392013: 0.9492014: 0.9622015: 0.9692016: 0.9732017: 0.9752018: 0.9782019: 0.9812020: 0.981

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

The most recent figure for interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Serbia is 0.9811, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Serbia peaked at 0.9811 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9133, in 2007.

That places Serbia 41st out of 80 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Serbia, 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 Serbia, 2007 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2007 0.9133
2008 0.9231 +1.1%
2009 0.9392 +1.7%
2010 0.9305 -0.9%
2011 0.9402 +1.0%
2012 0.9385 -0.2%
2013 0.9486 +1.1%
2014 0.9616 +1.4%
2015 0.9686 +0.7%
2016 0.9734 +0.5%
2017 0.9755 +0.2%
2018 0.9784 +0.3%
2019 0.9805 +0.2%
2020 0.9811 +0.1%

Serbia compared with similar countries

  • Serbia's 0.9811 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9878, 99% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
  • Serbia's 0.9811 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
2000s 0.9252 0.9133 0.9392 3
2010s 0.9596 0.9305 0.9805 10
2020s 0.9811 0.9811 0.9811 1

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 38 Republic of Moldova 0.9868 compare
  2. 39 Croatia 0.9836 compare
  3. 40 Thailand 0.9833 compare
  4. 42 Kenya 0.981 compare
  5. 43 Brazil 0.9766 compare
  6. 44 Poland 0.9729 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 Serbia?
Interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Serbia was 0.9811 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9811 in 2020.
What is the lowest interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9133 in 2007.
How does Serbia rank for interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
Serbia ranks 41st out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
Is interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Serbia 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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