Interest payments in Micronesia (country)

Micronesia (country): Interest payments was 0.6% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.6%
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
145th
of 152 countries
All-time high
1.4%
in 2014
All-time low
0.6%
in 2019
Years of data
13
2008–2020

Interest payments in Micronesia (country), 2008–2020

00.511.52008201420202008: 1.1 % of expense2009: 1.2 % of expense2010: 1.2 % of expense2011: 1.3 % of expense2012: 0.988 % of expense2013: 1.3 % of expense2014: 1.4 % of expense2015: 1.2 % of expense2016: 0.888 % of expense2017: 0.756 % of expense2018: 0.683 % of expense2019: 0.589 % of expense2020: 0.6 % of expense

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.

Analysis

In 2020, interest payments in Micronesia (country) stood at 0.6%.

The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 50.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, interest payments in Micronesia (country) peaked at 1.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2019.

That places Micronesia (country) 145th out of 152 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.2% 1.1% 1.2% 2
2010s 1.0% 0.6% 1.4% 10
2020s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is interest payments in Micronesia (country)?
Interest payments in Micronesia (country) was 0.6% in 2020, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest interest payments recorded in Micronesia (country)?
The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2014.
What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Micronesia (country)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2019.
How does Micronesia (country) rank for interest payments?
Micronesia (country) ranks 145th out of 152 countries with data for 2020.
Is interest payments rising or falling in Micronesia (country)?
Over the last ten years it is down 50.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Micronesia (country) 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.