Interest payments (% of revenue) in Bolivia
Bolivia: Interest payments (% of revenue) was 8.0% in 2007. ▲ Rising
Interest payments in Bolivia, 1986–2007
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
The most recent figure for interest payments in Bolivia is 8.0%, measured in 2007.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Bolivia peaked at 12.5% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 1986.
Bolivia ranks 69th of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Interest payments (% of revenue) in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 5.0% | — |
| 1987 | 8.7% | +73.6% |
| 1988 | 6.9% | -20.9% |
| 1989 | 7.2% | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 6.4% | -10.5% |
| 1991 | 6.5% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 8.3% | +26.6% |
| 1993 | 8.7% | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 11.5% | +32.3% |
| 1995 | 12.5% | +9.5% |
| 1996 | 9.9% | -20.7% |
| 1997 | 9.0% | -9.6% |
| 1998 | 8.6% | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 6.5% | -24.3% |
| 2000 | 8.7% | +33.5% |
| 2001 | 10.5% | +20.8% |
| 2002 | 10.7% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 11.1% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 10.4% | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 10.0% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 7.9% | -21.3% |
| 2007 | 8.0% | +1.6% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 8.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.6%, 93% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 8.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.5%, 64% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.0% | 5.0% | 8.7% | 4 |
| 1990s | 8.8% | 6.4% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 7.9% | 11.1% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in Bolivia?
- Interest payments in Bolivia was 8.0% in 2007, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest payments recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5% in 1995.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 1986.
- How does Bolivia rank for interest payments?
- Bolivia ranks 69th out of 155 countries with data for 2007.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia 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.