Interest payments in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Interest payments was 2.3% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Interest payments in United Arab Emirates, 2019–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
In 2023, interest payments in United Arab Emirates stood at 2.3%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 86.2% on the previous year and up 86,529.6% over five years.
United Arab Emirates ranks 122nd of 152 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Interest payments in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 0.0% | — |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +4044.6% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +267.3% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | +205.6% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | +86.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.1% | 2.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 119 Slovakia 2.7%
- 120 Austria 2.5% compare
- 121 Russia 2.4%
- 123 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.1% compare
- 124 Cambodia 2.1% compare
- 125 Azerbaijan 2.1%
More public sector data for United Arab Emirates
- Arms imports 932.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 84.83 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0017 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 932.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 2,823 current USD per person (2014)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0535 current USD per US$ of GDP (2014)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -3.42 % change on previous year (2014)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 22.76 billion current USD (2014)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 13,348 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in United Arab Emirates?
- Interest payments in United Arab Emirates was 2.3% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest payments recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2019.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for interest payments?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 122nd out of 152 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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
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.