Interest payments in Paraguay

Paraguay: Interest payments was 8.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
8.8%
Change on year
up 17.4%
World rank
62nd
of 152 countries
All-time high
8.8%
in 2023
All-time low
1.1%
in 2012
Years of data
19
2005–2023

Interest payments in Paraguay, 2005–2023

24682005201420232005: 6.6 % of expense2006: 5.5 % of expense2007: 5 % of expense2008: 3.8 % of expense2009: 3.1 % of expense2010: 2.3 % of expense2011: 1.5 % of expense2012: 1.1 % of expense2013: 1.7 % of expense2014: 2.1 % of expense2015: 3.2 % of expense2016: 3.6 % of expense2017: 4 % of expense2018: 4.2 % of expense2019: 4.1 % of expense2020: 5.8 % of expense2021: 6.5 % of expense2022: 7.5 % of expense2023: 8.8 % of expense

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

Analysis

In 2023, interest payments in Paraguay stood at 8.8%. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

The figure is up 17.4% on the previous year and up 403.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, interest payments in Paraguay peaked at 8.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2012.

That places Paraguay 62nd out of 152 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4.8% 3.1% 6.6% 5
2010s 2.8% 1.1% 4.2% 10
2020s 7.1% 5.8% 8.8% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is interest payments in Paraguay?
Interest payments in Paraguay was 8.8% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest interest payments recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 2023.
What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2012.
How does Paraguay rank for interest payments?
Paraguay ranks 62nd out of 152 countries with data for 2023.
Is interest payments rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 403.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Paraguay 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
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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.