Interest payments in Croatia

Croatia: Interest payments was 4.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
4.2%
Change on year
up 9.3%
World rank
100th
of 155 countries
All-time high
10.3%
in 2014
All-time low
0.4%
in 1991
Years of data
26
1991–2023

Interest payments in Croatia, 1991–2023

02468101991200720231991: 0.412 % of revenue1992: 6.9 % of revenue1993: 2.7 % of revenue1994: 3.1 % of revenue2002: 4.5 % of revenue2003: 4.5 % of revenue2004: 5 % of revenue2005: 5.1 % of revenue2006: 5 % of revenue2007: 4.8 % of revenue2008: 5 % of revenue2009: 6.2 % of revenue2010: 7 % of revenue2011: 8.5 % of revenue2012: 9.4 % of revenue2013: 9.5 % of revenue2014: 10.3 % of revenue2015: 10 % of revenue2016: 9.1 % of revenue2017: 8 % of revenue2018: 6.9 % of revenue2019: 6.3 % of revenue2020: 5.7 % of revenue2021: 4.5 % of revenue2022: 3.8 % of revenue2023: 4.2 % of revenue

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

Analysis

In 2023, interest payments in Croatia stood at 4.2%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.3% on the previous year and down 55.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, interest payments in Croatia peaked at 10.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1991.

That places Croatia 100th out of 155 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Interest payments in Croatia, year by year

Annual values for Interest payments (% of revenue) in Croatia, 1991 to 2023.
Year % of revenue Change
1991 0.4%
1992 6.9% +1584.8%
1993 2.7% -61.0%
1994 3.1% +15.1%
2002 4.5% +43.3%
2003 4.5% -0.1%
2004 5.0% +12.1%
2005 5.1% +1.4%
2006 5.0% -0.9%
2007 4.8% -5.2%
2008 5.0% +4.3%
2009 6.2% +25.3%
2010 7.0% +12.2%
2011 8.5% +21.6%
2012 9.4% +10.5%
2013 9.5% +1.2%
2014 10.3% +8.3%
2015 10.0% -2.7%
2016 9.1% -8.6%
2017 8.0% -12.4%
2018 6.9% -13.3%
2019 6.3% -9.1%
2020 5.7% -9.2%
2021 4.5% -22.1%
2022 3.8% -13.8%
2023 4.2% +9.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3.3% 0.4% 6.9% 4
2000s 5.0% 4.5% 6.2% 8
2010s 8.5% 6.3% 10.3% 10
2020s 4.6% 3.8% 5.7% 4

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 97 Mongolia 4.3% compare
  2. 98 France 4.2% compare
  3. 99 Central African Republic 4.2% compare
  4. 101 Belarus 4.2% compare
  5. 102 Equatorial Guinea 4.2% compare
  6. 103 Kuwait 3.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is interest payments in Croatia?
Interest payments in Croatia was 4.2% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest interest payments recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 10.3% in 2014.
What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1991.
How does Croatia rank for interest payments?
Croatia ranks 100th out of 155 countries with data for 2023.
Is interest payments rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is down 55.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Croatia 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.