Interest payments in Slovenia

Slovenia: Interest payments was 2.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2.8%
Change on year
up 9.3%
World rank
118th
of 152 countries
All-time high
6.9%
in 2015
All-time low
1.3%
in 1992
Years of data
25
1992–2023

Interest payments in Slovenia, 1992–2023

2461992200720231992: 1.3 % of expense1993: 3.2 % of expense1994: 3.8 % of expense2002: 4.9 % of expense2003: 4.4 % of expense2004: 3.9 % of expense2005: 3.5 % of expense2006: 3.3 % of expense2007: 3.1 % of expense2008: 2.6 % of expense2009: 2.8 % of expense2010: 3.4 % of expense2011: 3.8 % of expense2012: 4.2 % of expense2013: 4.7 % of expense2014: 6.8 % of expense2015: 6.9 % of expense2016: 6.8 % of expense2017: 5.9 % of expense2018: 4.9 % of expense2019: 4 % of expense2020: 3.2 % of expense2021: 2.6 % of expense2022: 2.6 % of expense2023: 2.8 % of expense

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

Analysis

In 2023, interest payments in Slovenia stood at 2.8%.

That represents a change of up 9.3% on the previous year and down 40.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, interest payments in Slovenia peaked at 6.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 1992.

Slovenia ranks 118th of 152 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Interest payments in Slovenia, year by year

Annual values for Interest payments (% of expense) in Slovenia, 1992 to 2023.
Year % of expense Change
1992 1.3%
1993 3.2% +150.6%
1994 3.8% +16.4%
2002 4.9% +30.3%
2003 4.4% -10.7%
2004 3.9% -11.5%
2005 3.5% -8.5%
2006 3.3% -7.6%
2007 3.1% -5.9%
2008 2.6% -14.7%
2009 2.8% +7.8%
2010 3.4% +20.9%
2011 3.8% +11.7%
2012 4.2% +10.4%
2013 4.7% +11.6%
2014 6.8% +45.6%
2015 6.9% +1.2%
2016 6.8% -1.9%
2017 5.9% -12.7%
2018 4.9% -17.5%
2019 4.0% -18.8%
2020 3.2% -19.7%
2021 2.6% -17.7%
2022 2.6% -2.7%
2023 2.8% +9.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.8% 1.3% 3.8% 3
2000s 3.6% 2.6% 4.9% 8
2010s 5.2% 3.4% 6.9% 10
2020s 2.8% 2.6% 3.2% 4

Countries ranked near Slovenia

  1. 115 Vanuatu 3.0% compare
  2. 116 Uzbekistan 2.9% compare
  3. 117 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.9% compare
  4. 119 Slovakia 2.7% compare
  5. 120 Austria 2.5% compare
  6. 121 Russian Federation 2.4% compare

See the full ranking of 193 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is interest payments in Slovenia?
Interest payments in Slovenia was 2.8% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest interest payments recorded in Slovenia?
The highest recorded value was 6.9% in 2015.
What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Slovenia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 1992.
How does Slovenia rank for interest payments?
Slovenia ranks 118th out of 152 countries with data for 2023.
Is interest payments rising or falling in Slovenia?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Slovenia 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.