Interest payments in Gabon
Gabon: Interest payments was 308.52 billion current LCU in 2021. ▲ Rising
Interest payments in Gabon, 2012–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 308.52 billion current LCU for interest payments in 2021. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 255.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Gabon peaked at 308.52 billion current LCU in 2021 and was at its lowest, 86.89 billion current LCU, in 2012.
Gabon ranks 37th of 155 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 172.98 billion current LCU | 86.89 billion current LCU | 225.04 billion current LCU | 8 |
| 2020s | 302.73 billion current LCU | 296.93 billion current LCU | 308.52 billion current LCU | 2 |
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More public sector data for Gabon
- Arms imports 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Tax revenue 9.5% (2021)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 23.9% (2021)
- Taxes on goods and services 14.0% (2021)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 2.5% (2021)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -1.5% (2021)
- Interest payments 18.9% (2021)
- Grants and other revenue 35.6% (2021)
- Interest payments 20.4% (2021)
- Other taxes 5.1% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in Gabon?
- Interest payments in Gabon was 308.52 billion current LCU in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest payments recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 308.52 billion current LCU in 2021.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.89 billion current LCU in 2012.
- How does Gabon rank for interest payments?
- Gabon ranks 37th out of 155 countries with data for 2021.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 255.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Interest payments (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Interest payments include interest payments on government debt (including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments) to domestic and foreign residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.