Interest payments in East Timor
East Timor: Interest payments was 0.1% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Interest payments in East Timor, 2011–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 0.1% for interest payments in 2022.
The figure is down 12.4% on the previous year and up 274,115.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in East Timor peaked at 0.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2012.
That places East Timor 150th out of 152 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Interest payments in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.1% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -99.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +20908.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -99.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +241526.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +25.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -12.4% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 0.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.0%, 1% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 0.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.0%, 4% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 147 Marshall Islands 0.5% compare
- 148 Singapore 0.4% compare
- 149 Afghanistan 0.1% compare
- 151 Kuwait 0.1%
- 152 Iraq 0.0% compare
More public sector data for East Timor
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Democracy 6 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in East Timor?
- Interest payments in East Timor was 0.1% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest payments recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2012.
- How does East Timor rank for interest payments?
- East Timor ranks 150th out of 152 countries with data for 2022.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 274,115.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Timor 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.