Interest payments in IBRD only
IBRD only: Interest payments was 10.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Interest payments in IBRD only, 1994–2024
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 IBRD only is 10.4%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 18.0% on the previous year and up 53.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in IBRD only peaked at 12.8% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2008.
That places IBRD only 14th out of 39 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Interest payments in IBRD only, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 9.9% | — |
| 1995 | 11.2% | +12.5% |
| 1996 | 11.5% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 12.8% | +11.4% |
| 1998 | 12.0% | -6.0% |
| 1999 | 11.6% | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 11.6% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 10.9% | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 10.6% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 11.1% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 10.7% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 7.3% | -31.4% |
| 2006 | 6.9% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 5.7% | -18.3% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | -11.9% |
| 2009 | 7.0% | +39.6% |
| 2010 | 6.2% | -11.0% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 5.8% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | +13.1% |
| 2015 | 7.6% | +12.0% |
| 2016 | 9.0% | +18.4% |
| 2017 | 8.0% | -10.4% |
| 2018 | 8.6% | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 8.0% | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | +12.8% |
| 2021 | 7.8% | -13.0% |
| 2022 | 7.3% | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 8.8% | +20.5% |
| 2024 | 10.4% | +18.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.5% | 9.9% | 12.8% | 6 |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 5.0% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 5.8% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 7.3% | 10.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
- 11 Kenya 24.3% compare
- 12 Jamaica 22.4% compare
- 13 Ghana 21.6% compare
- 14 Uganda 21.0% compare
- 15 Guinea-Bissau 21.0% compare
- 16 Bangladesh 20.8% compare
- 17 United States 20.3% compare
More public sector data for IBRD only
- Arms imports 11.74 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 2.36 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -10.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 11.74 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 171.58 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.021 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 12.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 854.40 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 184.84 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in IBRD only?
- Interest payments in IBRD only was 10.4% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest payments recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 12.8% in 1997.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2008.
- How does IBRD only rank for interest payments?
- IBRD only ranks 14th out of 39 groups with data for 2024.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.