Interest payments in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Interest payments was 4.2% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Interest payments in Central African Republic, 2004–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
Central African Republic recorded 4.2% for interest payments in 2021.
The figure is up 218.4% on the previous year and down 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Central African Republic peaked at 8.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2016.
Central African Republic ranks 99th 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 Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 8.0% | — |
| 2008 | 8.4% | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 7.8% | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | -24.2% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | -47.2% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -58.7% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | +319.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -86.5% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +92.5% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | +100.8% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | -51.2% |
| 2021 | 4.2% | +218.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.1% | 7.8% | 8.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 0.7% | 6.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 1.3% | 4.2% | 2 |
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More public sector data for Central African Republic
- Arms imports 43.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 8.35 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0168 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -95.45 % change on previous year (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 43.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 13.35 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0259 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 13.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 71.17 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 69.02 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in Central African Republic?
- Interest payments in Central African Republic was 4.2% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest payments recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2016.
- How does Central African Republic rank for interest payments?
- Central African Republic ranks 99th out of 155 countries with data for 2021.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Central African Republic 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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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.