Interest payments in Czechia
Czechia: Interest payments was 3.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Interest payments in Czechia, 1993–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
In 2024, interest payments in Czechia stood at 3.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Czechia peaked at 4.6% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2019.
Czechia ranks 109th of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Interest payments in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 4.6% | — |
| 1994 | 3.5% | -23.4% |
| 1995 | 2.6% | -27.3% |
| 1996 | 2.9% | +13.3% |
| 1997 | 2.8% | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 2.8% | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 2.3% | -17.5% |
| 2000 | 2.0% | -14.0% |
| 2001 | 2.6% | +27.0% |
| 2002 | 3.3% | +30.6% |
| 2003 | 2.7% | -20.4% |
| 2004 | 2.8% | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | +26.5% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | -18.5% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | -14.1% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | -18.9% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | +49.3% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | +16.0% |
| 2024 | 3.5% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.1% | 2.3% | 4.6% | 7 |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 2.0% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 1.8% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.0% | 3.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in Czechia?
- Interest payments in Czechia was 3.5% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest payments recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 1993.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2019.
- How does Czechia rank for interest payments?
- Czechia ranks 109th out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Czechia 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.