Interest payments in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Interest payments was 10.0% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Interest payments in Zimbabwe, 2009–2018
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
In 2018, interest payments in Zimbabwe stood at 10.0%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 171.5% on the previous year and up 332.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Zimbabwe peaked at 10.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2012.
Zimbabwe ranks 51st of 152 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 0.6% | 10.0% | 7 |
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More public sector data for Zimbabwe
- Arms imports 20.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Tax revenue 7.2% (2018)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 33.3% (2018)
- Taxes on goods and services 41.2% (2018)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 0.8% (2018)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -3.6% (2018)
- Interest payments 13.5% (2018)
- Grants and other revenue 8.3% (2018)
- Compensation of employees 36.6% (2018)
- Goods and services expense 9.5% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in Zimbabwe?
- Interest payments in Zimbabwe was 10.0% in 2018, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest payments recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 10.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2012.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for interest payments?
- Zimbabwe ranks 51st out of 152 countries with data for 2018.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 332.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.