Interest payments in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Interest payments was 10.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Interest payments in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 2009–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
In 2021, interest payments in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 10.2%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 15.6% on the previous year and up 127.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 10.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2013.
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 13th of 41 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Interest payments in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 5.8% | — |
| 2010 | 5.3% | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | -16.1% |
| 2012 | 5.1% | +13.4% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | -12.2% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | +11.6% |
| 2015 | 6.0% | +20.8% |
| 2016 | 7.7% | +28.6% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 9.2% | +17.2% |
| 2019 | 8.8% | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 8.8% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 10.2% | +15.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.8% | 5.8% | 5.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 4.4% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 8.8% | 10.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Interest payments in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 10.2% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest payments recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2013.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for interest payments?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 13th out of 41 groups with data for 2021.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 127.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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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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.