Interest payments in Cambodia
Cambodia: Interest payments was 2.1% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Interest payments in Cambodia, 2002–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 2.1% for interest payments in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.6% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Cambodia peaked at 2.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2002.
Cambodia ranks 124th of 152 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Interest payments in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1.8% | — |
| 2003 | 2.0% | +12.7% |
| 2004 | 2.8% | +40.1% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | -31.0% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | +24.4% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | -12.7% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | -13.7% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | +19.5% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | +10.7% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | +16.1% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | +9.6% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | -18.7% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | -7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.8% | 2.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.1% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 121 Russian Federation 2.4% compare
- 122 United Arab Emirates 2.3% compare
- 123 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.1% compare
- 125 Azerbaijan 2.1% compare
- 126 Finland 2.0% compare
- 127 Bhutan 1.9% compare
More public sector data for Cambodia
- Arms imports 54.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 3.1 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 68.75 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 54.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 40.85 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0155 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 7.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 720.54 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 305.91 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in Cambodia?
- Interest payments in Cambodia was 2.1% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest payments recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2002.
- How does Cambodia rank for interest payments?
- Cambodia ranks 124th out of 152 countries with data for 2023.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cambodia 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.