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Interest payments in Jordan

Jordan: Interest payments was 16.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
16.5%
Change on year
up 15.3%
World rank
20th
of 152 countries
All-time high
21.4%
in 1990
All-time low
6.2%
in 2004
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Interest payments in Jordan, 1990–2023

51015201990200620231990: 21.4 % of expense1991: 21 % of expense1992: 17.5 % of expense1993: 12.1 % of expense1994: 10.1 % of expense1995: 10.8 % of expense1996: 10.8 % of expense1997: 13.8 % of expense1998: 11.8 % of expense1999: 12.6 % of expense2000: 12.9 % of expense2001: 12.2 % of expense2002: 9.2 % of expense2003: 8 % of expense2004: 6.2 % of expense2005: 6.5 % of expense2006: 7.6 % of expense2007: 7.8 % of expense2008: 7.7 % of expense2009: 7.7 % of expense2010: 7.9 % of expense2011: 7.1 % of expense2012: 9 % of expense2013: 11.5 % of expense2014: 12.9 % of expense2015: 13 % of expense2016: 11.4 % of expense2017: 11.3 % of expense2018: 12.4 % of expense2019: 13.4 % of expense2020: 14.2 % of expense2021: 15 % of expense2022: 14.3 % of expense2023: 16.5 % 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 Jordan is 16.5%, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 15.3% on the previous year and up 43.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, interest payments in Jordan peaked at 21.4% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2004.

That places Jordan 20th out of 152 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 14.2% 10.1% 21.4% 10
2000s 8.6% 6.2% 12.9% 10
2010s 11.0% 7.1% 13.4% 10
2020s 15.0% 14.2% 16.5% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is interest payments in Jordan?
Interest payments in Jordan was 16.5% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest interest payments recorded in Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 21.4% in 1990.
What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2004.
How does Jordan rank for interest payments?
Jordan ranks 20th out of 152 countries with data for 2023.
Is interest payments rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is up 43.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Jordan 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
Last refreshed

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.