Interest payments in Czechia
Czechia: Interest payments was 3.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Interest payments in Czechia, 1993–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 3.1% for interest payments in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 58.7% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Czechia peaked at 4.8% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2020.
Czechia ranks 110th of 152 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Interest payments in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 4.8% | — |
| 1994 | 3.6% | -25.5% |
| 1995 | 2.0% | -44.1% |
| 1996 | 2.7% | +35.2% |
| 1997 | 2.7% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 2.7% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 2.3% | -13.6% |
| 2000 | 2.0% | -12.1% |
| 2001 | 2.4% | +18.3% |
| 2002 | 3.2% | +31.4% |
| 2003 | 2.7% | -14.8% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 3.0% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 3.4% | +14.0% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | -14.0% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | -12.7% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | -16.2% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | +58.7% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 3.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.3%, 97% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 3.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.3%, 95% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.0% | 2.0% | 4.8% | 7 |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.0% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.1% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 1.9% | 3.1% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in Czechia?
- Interest payments in Czechia was 3.1% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest payments recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 1993.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2020.
- How does Czechia rank for interest payments?
- Czechia ranks 110th out of 152 countries with data for 2022.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Czechia 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.