Interest payable, Transactions (Statement of operations, General) in United States
United States: Interest payable, Transactions (Statement of operations, General) was 1.24 trillion in 2025. ▲ Rising
Interest payable, Transactions in United States, 2001–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
United States recorded 1.24 trillion for interest payable, transactions in 2025. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 190.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payable, transactions in United States peaked at 1.24 trillion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 304.52 billion, in 2003.
That places United States 5th out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Interest payable, Transactions (Statement of operations, General) in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 344.45 billion | — |
| 2002 | 316.09 billion | -8.2% |
| 2003 | 304.52 billion | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 313.16 billion | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 352.54 billion | +12.6% |
| 2006 | 383.41 billion | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 424.55 billion | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 410.02 billion | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 372.69 billion | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 402.97 billion | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 449.25 billion | +11.5% |
| 2012 | 443.13 billion | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 419.44 billion | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 435.65 billion | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 428.29 billion | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 468.19 billion | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 494.64 billion | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 572.00 billion | +15.6% |
| 2019 | 606.87 billion | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 541.83 billion | -10.7% |
| 2021 | 631.40 billion | +16.5% |
| 2022 | 815.79 billion | +29.2% |
| 2023 | 997.79 billion | +22.3% |
| 2024 | 1.18 trillion | +18.2% |
| 2025 | 1.24 trillion | +5.4% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 1.24 trillion is above the median for high income countries, which is 19.48 billion, 63.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 357.94 billion | 304.52 billion | 424.55 billion | 9 |
| 2010s | 472.04 billion | 402.97 billion | 606.87 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 901.52 billion | 541.83 billion | 1.24 trillion | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payable, transactions in United States?
- Interest payable, transactions in United States was 1.24 trillion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest interest payable, transactions recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.24 trillion in 2025.
- What is the lowest interest payable, transactions recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 304.52 billion in 2003.
- How does United States rank for interest payable, transactions?
- United States ranks 5th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is interest payable, transactions rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 190.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Interest payable, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.