Interest payments in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Interest payments was 3.9% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Interest payments in East Asia & Pacific, 2002–2022
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 East Asia & Pacific is 3.9%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.6% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 5.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2007.
That places East Asia & Pacific 33rd out of 41 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Interest payments in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 5.0% | — |
| 2003 | 4.5% | -10.2% |
| 2006 | 4.1% | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | -31.5% |
| 2008 | 4.1% | +44.5% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | -19.2% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | +12.9% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | +37.2% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 4.7% | -11.2% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 5.0% | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | -12.8% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | -9.6% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | -12.1% |
| 2022 | 3.9% | +12.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.9% | 2.8% | 5.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 3.3% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 3.4% | 3.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 30 Namibia 14.7% compare
- 31 El Salvador 14.3% compare
- 32 Papua New Guinea 14.2% compare
- 33 Seychelles 14.1% compare
- 34 Togo 14.0% compare
- 35 Colombia 13.9% compare
- 36 Tanzania, United Republic of 13.9% compare
More public sector data for East Asia & Pacific
- Arms imports 4.69 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.96 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 12.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 4.69 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 217.12 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0161 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 6.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 518.54 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 170.8 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in East Asia & Pacific?
- Interest payments in East Asia & Pacific was 3.9% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest payments recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2007.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for interest payments?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 33rd out of 41 groups with data for 2022.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.