Interest payments in Cape Verde

Cape Verde: Interest payments was 10.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
10.9%
Change on year
up 18.8%
World rank
49th
of 155 countries
All-time high
10.9%
in 2020
All-time low
5.0%
in 2008
Years of data
16
2005–2020

Interest payments in Cape Verde, 2005–2020

02.557.5102005201220202005: 7.2 % of revenue2006: 6.3 % of revenue2007: 5.7 % of revenue2008: 5 % of revenue2009: 5.2 % of revenue2010: 5.8 % of revenue2011: 6.4 % of revenue2012: 8.4 % of revenue2013: 9.3 % of revenue2014: 10.4 % of revenue2015: 10.2 % of revenue2016: 10.4 % of revenue2017: 9.6 % of revenue2018: 9.5 % of revenue2019: 9.2 % of revenue2020: 10.9 % of revenue

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.

Analysis

Cape Verde recorded 10.9% for interest payments in 2020. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.8% on the previous year and up 87.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, interest payments in Cape Verde peaked at 10.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2008.

Cape Verde ranks 49th of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Interest payments in Cape Verde, year by year

Annual values for Interest payments (% of revenue) in Cape Verde, 2005 to 2020.
Year % of revenue Change
2005 7.2%
2006 6.3% -12.3%
2007 5.7% -9.3%
2008 5.0% -13.4%
2009 5.2% +4.0%
2010 5.8% +12.4%
2011 6.4% +9.8%
2012 8.4% +31.3%
2013 9.3% +11.4%
2014 10.4% +11.4%
2015 10.2% -1.7%
2016 10.4% +1.5%
2017 9.6% -7.2%
2018 9.5% -1.5%
2019 9.2% -3.3%
2020 10.9% +18.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.9% 5.0% 7.2% 5
2010s 8.9% 5.8% 10.4% 10
2020s 10.9% 10.9% 10.9% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is interest payments in Cape Verde?
Interest payments in Cape Verde was 10.9% in 2020, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest interest payments recorded in Cape Verde?
The highest recorded value was 10.9% in 2020.
What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Cape Verde?
The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2008.
How does Cape Verde rank for interest payments?
Cape Verde ranks 49th out of 155 countries with data for 2020.
Is interest payments rising or falling in Cape Verde?
Over the last ten years it is up 87.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cape Verde 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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Indicator
Interest payments (% of revenue)
Unit
% of revenue
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
196 places, 5,564 data points, 1972–2024
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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 a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.