Interest payments in IDA blend
IDA blend: Interest payments was 9.6% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Interest payments in IDA blend, 2011–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
IDA blend recorded 9.6% for interest payments in 2021. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.9% on the previous year and up 615.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in IDA blend peaked at 9.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2012.
That places IDA blend 17th out of 39 groups with data for 2021, 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 in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1.3% | — |
| 2012 | 1.2% | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | +142.5% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | +72.8% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | +68.8% |
| 2018 | 9.5% | +20.6% |
| 2019 | 9.4% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 8.6% | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 9.6% | +11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.0% | 1.2% | 9.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 8.6% | 9.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
- 14 Uganda 19.5% compare
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- 17 Dominican Republic 17.5% compare
- 18 Lao People's Democratic Republic 17.0% compare
- 19 Costa Rica 16.7% compare
- 20 Jordan 16.5% compare
More public sector data for IDA blend
- Arms imports 1.10 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.62 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -57.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.10 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 21.19 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0128 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -6.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 14.35 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 529.41 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in IDA blend?
- Interest payments in IDA blend was 9.6% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest payments recorded in IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 9.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2012.
- How does IDA blend rank for interest payments?
- IDA blend ranks 17th out of 39 groups with data for 2021.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 615.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.