Interest payments in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Interest payments was 4.2% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Interest payments in Equatorial Guinea, 2006–2022
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 Equatorial Guinea is 4.2%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 40.9% on the previous year and up 322.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 9.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2009.
That places Equatorial Guinea 102nd out of 155 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -18.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +66.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -63.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +4433.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | +38.0% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | +34.5% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | -19.1% |
| 2016 | 4.4% | +198.9% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | -47.0% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | +32.1% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | +41.6% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | +105.6% |
| 2021 | 7.0% | -22.0% |
| 2022 | 4.2% | -40.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 0.9% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 4.2% | 9.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More public sector data for Equatorial Guinea
- Arms imports 12.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 6.34 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0009 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -96.67 % change on previous year (2013)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 12.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 59.78 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0085 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -30.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 113.14 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in Equatorial Guinea?
- Interest payments in Equatorial Guinea was 4.2% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest payments recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2009.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for interest payments?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 102nd out of 155 countries with data for 2022.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 322.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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.