Interest payments in Senegal

Senegal: Interest payments was 13.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
13.2%
Change on year
up 33.9%
World rank
36th
of 152 countries
All-time high
13.2%
in 2023
All-time low
8.2%
in 2015
Years of data
9
2015–2023

Interest payments in Senegal, 2015–2023

0510152015201920232015: 8.2 % of expense2016: 9.1 % of expense2017: 9.7 % of expense2018: 11 % of expense2019: 9.6 % of expense2020: 10 % of expense2021: 10.5 % of expense2022: 9.9 % of expense2023: 13.2 % of expense

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

Analysis

Senegal recorded 13.2% for interest payments in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.9% on the previous year and up 60.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, interest payments in Senegal peaked at 13.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2015.

Senegal ranks 36th of 152 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 9.5% 8.2% 11.0% 5
2020s 10.9% 9.9% 13.2% 4

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 33 Namibia 14.1% compare
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  3. 35 Panama 13.4% compare
  4. 37 Colombia 13.2% compare
  5. 38 United States 12.9% compare
  6. 39 Armenia 12.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is interest payments in Senegal?
Interest payments in Senegal was 13.2% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest interest payments recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 13.2% in 2023.
What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2015.
How does Senegal rank for interest payments?
Senegal ranks 36th out of 152 countries with data for 2023.
Is interest payments rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is up 60.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Senegal 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
Last refreshed

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.