Interest payments (% of expense) in Angola
Angola: Interest payments (% of expense) was 31.9% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Interest payments in Angola, 1999–2019
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
The most recent figure for interest payments in Angola is 31.9%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.0% on the previous year and up 333.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Angola peaked at 31.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1999.
Angola ranks 3rd of 152 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Interest payments (% of expense) in Angola, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.5% | — |
| 2000 | 0.9% | +69.1% |
| 2001 | 3.7% | +320.2% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | -42.4% |
| 2004 | 5.6% | +177.4% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | -51.8% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | -50.6% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | +69.1% |
| 2008 | 9.1% | +304.8% |
| 2009 | 7.4% | -19.1% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | -20.4% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | -50.4% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | +23.3% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | -25.8% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | +38.0% |
| 2015 | 8.6% | +132.9% |
| 2016 | 12.3% | +43.8% |
| 2017 | 16.2% | +32.0% |
| 2018 | 29.8% | +83.7% |
| 2019 | 31.9% | +7.0% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 31.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.0%, 3.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Angola's 31.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.3%, 2.8× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 0.9% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 2.7% | 31.9% | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in Angola?
- Interest payments in Angola was 31.9% in 2019, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest payments recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 31.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1999.
- How does Angola rank for interest payments?
- Angola ranks 3rd out of 152 countries with data for 2019.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 333.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Interest payments (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.