Interest payments in Czechia

Czechia: Interest payments was 3.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
3.1%
Change on year
up 58.7%
World rank
110th
of 152 countries
All-time high
4.8%
in 1993
All-time low
1.9%
in 2020
Years of data
30
1993–2022

Interest payments in Czechia, 1993–2022

0123451993200720221993: 4.8 % of expense1994: 3.6 % of expense1995: 2 % of expense1996: 2.7 % of expense1997: 2.7 % of expense1998: 2.7 % of expense1999: 2.3 % of expense2000: 2 % of expense2001: 2.4 % of expense2002: 3.2 % of expense2003: 2.7 % of expense2004: 3 % of expense2005: 3 % of expense2006: 3 % of expense2007: 3.1 % of expense2008: 2.9 % of expense2009: 3.4 % of expense2010: 3.6 % of expense2011: 3.7 % of expense2012: 3.7 % of expense2013: 3.7 % of expense2014: 3.6 % of expense2015: 3.1 % of expense2016: 2.7 % of expense2017: 2.3 % of expense2018: 2.2 % of expense2019: 2.1 % of expense2020: 1.9 % of expense2021: 2 % of expense2022: 3.1 % of expense

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Czechia

  1. 107 Ireland 3.3% compare
  2. 108 Belgium 3.2% compare
  3. 109 Kyrgyzstan 3.2% compare
  4. 112 Cyprus 3.1% compare
  5. 113 Australia 3.0% compare

See the full ranking of 193 places →

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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

Indicator
Interest payments (% of expense)
Unit
% of expense
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 5,277 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 as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.