Interest payments in Mongolia
Mongolia: Interest payments was 6.0% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Interest payments in Mongolia, 1992–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 6.0% for interest payments in 2021.
That represents a change of down 23.7% on the previous year and up 418.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Mongolia peaked at 17.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1992.
Mongolia ranks 81st of 152 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.4% | 0.7% | 11.9% | 8 |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 1.2% | 6.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 1.2% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 6.0% | 7.9% | 2 |
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More public sector data for Mongolia
- Arms imports 3.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2022)
- Tax revenue 16.9% (2024)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 16.3% (2024)
- Taxes on goods and services 25.9% (2024)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 6.3% (2024)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) 1.8% (2024)
- Interest payments 4.3% (2024)
- Grants and other revenue 31.0% (2024)
- Other taxes 1.0% (2024)
- Compensation of employees 9.9% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in Mongolia?
- Interest payments in Mongolia was 6.0% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest payments recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1992.
- How does Mongolia rank for interest payments?
- Mongolia ranks 81st out of 152 countries with data for 2021.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 418.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mongolia 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.