Interest payments in Pre-demographic dividend

Pre-demographic dividend: Interest payments was 10.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
10.4%
Change on year
up 14.5%
Rank
10th
of 39 groups
All-time high
10.4%
in 2021
All-time low
5.0%
in 2014
Years of data
9
2012–2021

Interest payments in Pre-demographic dividend, 2012–2021

02.557.5102012201620212012: 5 % of expense2014: 5 % of expense2015: 6 % of expense2016: 7.6 % of expense2017: 7.9 % of expense2018: 9.8 % of expense2019: 8.8 % of expense2020: 9.1 % of expense2021: 10.4 % of expense

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

Analysis

In 2021, interest payments in Pre-demographic dividend stood at 10.4%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of up 14.5% on the previous year and up 106.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, interest payments in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 10.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2014.

That places Pre-demographic dividend 10th out of 39 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

Interest payments in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for Interest payments (% of expense) in Pre-demographic dividend, 2012 to 2021.
Year % of expense Change
2012 5.0%
2014 5.0% -1.6%
2015 6.0% +20.8%
2016 7.6% +26.6%
2017 7.9% +3.9%
2018 9.8% +24.6%
2019 8.8% -10.0%
2020 9.1% +3.2%
2021 10.4% +14.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 7.2% 5.0% 9.8% 7
2020s 9.8% 9.1% 10.4% 2

Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend

  1. 7 Brazil 24.1% compare
  2. 8 Bangladesh 24.0% compare
  3. 9 India 23.2% compare
  4. 10 Barbados 22.5% compare
  5. 11 Jamaica 22.0% compare
  6. 12 Gabon 20.4% compare
  7. 13 Seychelles 19.7%

See the full ranking of 193 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is interest payments in Pre-demographic dividend?
Interest payments in Pre-demographic dividend was 10.4% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest interest payments recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 10.4% in 2021.
What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2014.
How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for interest payments?
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 10th out of 39 groups with data for 2021.
Is interest payments rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is up 106.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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.