Interest payments in IDA & IBRD total

IDA & IBRD total: Interest payments was 8.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
8.0%
Change on year
down 2.8%
Rank
27th
of 39 groups
All-time high
9.3%
in 2004
All-time low
5.4%
in 2011
Years of data
18
2004–2022

Interest payments in IDA & IBRD total, 2004–2022

02468102004201320222004: 9.3 % of expense2006: 8.9 % of expense2007: 6.2 % of expense2008: 6 % of expense2009: 6 % of expense2010: 6 % of expense2011: 5.4 % of expense2012: 5.9 % of expense2013: 5.8 % of expense2014: 5.9 % of expense2015: 6.5 % of expense2016: 7.6 % of expense2017: 7.9 % of expense2018: 9.2 % of expense2019: 8 % of expense2020: 8.1 % of expense2021: 8.2 % of expense2022: 8 % of expense

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 IDA & IBRD total is 8.0%, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and up 34.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, interest payments in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 9.3% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2011.

That places IDA & IBRD total 27th out of 39 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Interest payments in IDA & IBRD total, year by year

Annual values for Interest payments (% of expense) in IDA & IBRD total, 2004 to 2022.
Year % of expense Change
2004 9.3%
2006 8.9% -4.2%
2007 6.2% -30.1%
2008 6.0% -4.0%
2009 6.0% +1.0%
2010 6.0% -0.6%
2011 5.4% -10.2%
2012 5.9% +10.0%
2013 5.8% -1.5%
2014 5.9% +0.8%
2015 6.5% +10.4%
2016 7.6% +17.3%
2017 7.9% +3.4%
2018 9.2% +17.2%
2019 8.0% -13.0%
2020 8.1% +1.0%
2021 8.2% +1.2%
2022 8.0% -2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7.3% 6.0% 9.3% 5
2010s 6.8% 5.4% 9.2% 10
2020s 8.1% 8.0% 8.2% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is interest payments in IDA & IBRD total?
Interest payments in IDA & IBRD total was 8.0% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest interest payments recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 2004.
What is the lowest interest payments recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2011.
How does IDA & IBRD total rank for interest payments?
IDA & IBRD total ranks 27th out of 39 groups with data for 2022.
Is interest payments rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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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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.