Interest payments in Bolivia
Bolivia: Interest payments was 9.5% in 2007. ▲ Rising
Interest payments in Bolivia, 1986–2007
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 9.5% for interest payments in 2007.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.5% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Bolivia peaked at 12.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 1986.
That places Bolivia 56th out of 152 countries with data for 2007, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Interest payments in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 5.6% | — |
| 1987 | 9.4% | +68.9% |
| 1988 | 7.9% | -16.7% |
| 1989 | 7.5% | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 6.6% | -11.8% |
| 1991 | 7.4% | +10.9% |
| 1992 | 8.2% | +11.7% |
| 1993 | 9.0% | +9.8% |
| 1994 | 11.6% | +28.8% |
| 1995 | 12.7% | +9.6% |
| 1996 | 10.6% | -16.8% |
| 1997 | 8.6% | -18.4% |
| 1998 | 8.4% | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 6.4% | -24.5% |
| 2000 | 8.3% | +31.3% |
| 2001 | 8.5% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 8.2% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 9.0% | +9.7% |
| 2004 | 9.4% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 10.0% | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 12.8% | +27.6% |
| 2007 | 9.5% | -25.5% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 9.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.0%, 96% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 9.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.3%, 92% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.6% | 5.6% | 9.4% | 4 |
| 1990s | 9.0% | 6.4% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.5% | 8.2% | 12.8% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in Bolivia?
- Interest payments in Bolivia was 9.5% in 2007, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest payments recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 1986.
- How does Bolivia rank for interest payments?
- Bolivia ranks 56th out of 152 countries with data for 2007.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia 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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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 as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.