Interest payments in Belarus
Belarus: Interest payments was 4.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Interest payments in Belarus, 1992–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
In 2024, interest payments in Belarus stood at 4.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.6% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Belarus peaked at 5.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1994.
Belarus ranks 101st of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Interest payments in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 2.0% | — |
| 1993 | 2.1% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | -67.9% |
| 1995 | 0.8% | +20.2% |
| 1996 | 2.1% | +163.9% |
| 1997 | 2.0% | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 2.5% | +22.5% |
| 1999 | 2.2% | -10.6% |
| 2000 | 2.9% | +29.3% |
| 2001 | 2.5% | -13.3% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | -18.0% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | -16.3% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | -13.1% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | -30.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | -11.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | +48.4% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | +50.7% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | -15.2% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | +69.3% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | +27.2% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | -25.3% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 4.8% | +54.3% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | +18.4% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 5.2% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 5.2% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 3.3% | -31.7% |
| 2023 | 4.9% | +49.0% |
| 2024 | 4.2% | -14.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.8% | 0.7% | 2.5% | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 0.9% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 1.8% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 3.3% | 5.2% | 5 |
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More public sector data for Belarus
- Arms imports 151.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 16.53 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0019 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -6.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 151.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 163.3 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.019 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -5.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.49 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 793.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in Belarus?
- Interest payments in Belarus was 4.2% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest payments recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1994.
- How does Belarus rank for interest payments?
- Belarus ranks 101st out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belarus 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 revenue). 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 a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.