Interest payments in East Timor

East Timor: Interest payments was 2.24 million current LCU in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
2.24 million current LCU
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
151st
of 155 countries
All-time high
2.27 million current LCU
in 2021
All-time low
440.83 current LCU
in 2012
Years of data
8
2011–2022

Interest payments in East Timor, 2011–2022

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M2011201620222011: 487.8k current LCU2012: 440.8 current LCU2015: 119.0k current LCU2017: 470.5 current LCU2019: 1.3M current LCU2020: 1.8M current LCU2021: 2.3M current LCU2022: 2.2M current LCU

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

East Timor recorded 2.24 million current LCU for interest payments in 2022.

The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 509,134.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, interest payments in East Timor peaked at 2.27 million current LCU in 2021 and was at its lowest, 440.83 current LCU, in 2012.

East Timor ranks 151st of 155 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 372,174 current LCU 440.83 current LCU 1.25 million current LCU 5
2020s 2.10 million current LCU 1.77 million current LCU 2.27 million current LCU 3

Countries ranked near East Timor

  1. 148 Samoa 12.67 million current LCU compare
  2. 149 Tonga 8.19 million current LCU compare
  3. 150 Kiribati 2.77 million current LCU compare
  4. 152 Palau 765,000 current LCU compare
  5. 153 Marshall Islands 664,000 current LCU compare
  6. 154 Micronesia (country) 523,714 current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 155 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is interest payments in East Timor?
Interest payments in East Timor was 2.24 million current LCU in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest interest payments recorded in East Timor?
The highest recorded value was 2.27 million current LCU in 2021.
What is the lowest interest payments recorded in East Timor?
The lowest recorded value was 440.83 current LCU in 2012.
How does East Timor rank for interest payments?
East Timor ranks 151st out of 155 countries with data for 2022.
Is interest payments rising or falling in East Timor?
Over the last ten years it is up 509,134.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this East Timor 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

Indicator
Interest payments (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
155 places, 4,505 data points, 1972–2024
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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.