Interest payments in Cambodia

Cambodia: Interest payments was 1.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.8%
Change on year
up 10.7%
World rank
130th
of 155 countries
All-time high
1.9%
in 2004
All-time low
1.2%
in 2002
Years of data
22
2002–2023

Interest payments in Cambodia, 2002–2023

00.511.522002201220232002: 1.2 % of revenue2003: 1.6 % of revenue2004: 1.9 % of revenue2005: 1.8 % of revenue2006: 1.5 % of revenue2007: 1.5 % of revenue2008: 1.2 % of revenue2009: 1.3 % of revenue2010: 1.4 % of revenue2011: 1.8 % of revenue2012: 1.6 % of revenue2013: 1.9 % of revenue2014: 1.8 % of revenue2015: 1.6 % of revenue2016: 1.8 % of revenue2017: 1.6 % of revenue2018: 1.5 % of revenue2019: 1.3 % of revenue2020: 1.6 % of revenue2021: 1.9 % of revenue2022: 1.7 % of revenue2023: 1.8 % of revenue

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 Cambodia is 1.8%, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.7% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, interest payments in Cambodia peaked at 1.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2002.

That places Cambodia 130th out of 155 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Interest payments in Cambodia, year by year

Annual values for Interest payments (% of revenue) in Cambodia, 2002 to 2023.
Year % of revenue Change
2002 1.2%
2003 1.6% +37.6%
2004 1.9% +21.3%
2005 1.8% -9.4%
2006 1.5% -16.5%
2007 1.5% +1.4%
2008 1.2% -17.7%
2009 1.3% +7.7%
2010 1.4% +6.5%
2011 1.8% +25.7%
2012 1.6% -8.5%
2013 1.9% +15.1%
2014 1.8% -5.0%
2015 1.6% -7.3%
2016 1.8% +10.3%
2017 1.6% -13.2%
2018 1.5% -1.9%
2019 1.3% -12.7%
2020 1.6% +22.4%
2021 1.9% +12.6%
2022 1.7% -10.4%
2023 1.8% +10.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.5% 1.2% 1.9% 8
2010s 1.6% 1.3% 1.9% 10
2020s 1.7% 1.6% 1.9% 4

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  5. 132 Norway 1.6% compare
  6. 133 Bhutan 1.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is interest payments in Cambodia?
Interest payments in Cambodia was 1.8% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest interest payments recorded in Cambodia?
The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2004.
What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Cambodia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2002.
How does Cambodia rank for interest payments?
Cambodia ranks 130th out of 155 countries with data for 2023.
Is interest payments rising or falling in Cambodia?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cambodia 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.