Interest payments (% of expense) in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Interest payments (% of expense) was 9.9% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Interest payments in Equatorial Guinea, 2006–2022
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 Equatorial Guinea is 9.9%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and up 157.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 10.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2009.
That places Equatorial Guinea 53rd out of 152 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Interest payments (% of expense) in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.4% | — |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -19.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +28.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -70.0% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | +3031.8% |
| 2011 | 5.3% | +29.8% |
| 2012 | 3.9% | -27.1% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 6.2% | +47.6% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | -37.1% |
| 2016 | 7.2% | +85.0% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | -43.2% |
| 2018 | 5.9% | +44.2% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | +20.4% |
| 2020 | 10.6% | +47.9% |
| 2021 | 10.4% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 9.9% | -4.7% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 9.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.8%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 9.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.3%, 88% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Interest payments (% of expense) in Equatorial Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +3031.8% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 3.9% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.3% | 9.9% | 10.6% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in Equatorial Guinea?
- Interest payments in Equatorial Guinea was 9.9% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest payments recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 10.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2009.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for interest payments?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 53rd out of 152 countries with data for 2022.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 157.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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.