Interest payments in Myanmar

Myanmar: Interest payments was 10.2% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
10.2%
Change on year
down 11.6%
World rank
50th
of 152 countries
All-time high
12.6%
in 2012
All-time low
7.0%
in 2015
Years of data
8
2012–2019

Interest payments in Myanmar, 2012–2019

0510152012201520192012: 12.6 % of expense2013: 9.4 % of expense2014: 8.2 % of expense2015: 7 % of expense2016: 8.5 % of expense2017: 8.7 % of expense2018: 11.6 % of expense2019: 10.2 % of expense

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

Analysis

Myanmar recorded 10.2% for interest payments in 2019.

The figure is down 11.6% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.

That places Myanmar 50th out of 152 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Interest payments in Myanmar, year by year

Annual values for Interest payments (% of expense) in Myanmar, 2012 to 2019.
Year % of expense Change
2012 12.6%
2013 9.4% -25.2%
2014 8.2% -13.5%
2015 7.0% -14.4%
2016 8.5% +21.8%
2017 8.7% +2.5%
2018 11.6% +32.4%
2019 10.2% -11.6%

Countries ranked near Myanmar

  1. 47 Indonesia 10.9%
  2. 48 Niger 10.4%
  3. 49 Belize 10.3% compare
  4. 51 Zimbabwe 10.0% compare
  5. 52 Honduras 10.0% compare
  6. 53 Equatorial Guinea 9.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is interest payments in Myanmar?
Interest payments in Myanmar was 10.2% in 2019, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest interest payments recorded in Myanmar?
The highest recorded value was 12.6% in 2012.
What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Myanmar?
The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2015.
How does Myanmar rank for interest payments?
Myanmar ranks 50th out of 152 countries with data for 2019.
Is interest payments rising or falling in Myanmar?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Myanmar 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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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
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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.