Interest payments in Mozambique
Mozambique: Interest payments was 11.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Interest payments in Mozambique, 2010–2022
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 Mozambique is 11.3%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 188.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Mozambique peaked at 15.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2010.
Mozambique ranks 45th of 152 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Interest payments in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3.5% | — |
| 2011 | 3.9% | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 3.9% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 11.6% | +195.4% |
| 2017 | 12.2% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 15.3% | +25.7% |
| 2019 | 15.3% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 12.1% | -20.9% |
| 2021 | 10.9% | -9.5% |
| 2022 | 11.3% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.4% | 3.5% | 15.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 10.9% | 12.1% | 3 |
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- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.0289 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -66.67 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0198 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
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- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 450.45 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 3.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in Mozambique?
- Interest payments in Mozambique was 11.3% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest payments recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 15.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2010.
- How does Mozambique rank for interest payments?
- Mozambique ranks 45th out of 152 countries with data for 2022.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 188.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique 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
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.