Interest payments in IDA total
IDA total: Interest payments was 7.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Interest payments in IDA total, 2012–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
In 2021, interest payments in IDA total stood at 7.8%.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 124.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in IDA total peaked at 8.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2012.
That places IDA total 26th out of 39 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Interest payments in IDA total, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3.5% | — |
| 2014 | 4.0% | +14.7% |
| 2015 | 4.8% | +21.1% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 5.8% | +9.5% |
| 2018 | 8.8% | +50.6% |
| 2019 | 6.5% | -25.7% |
| 2020 | 7.7% | +17.5% |
| 2021 | 7.8% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.5% | 3.5% | 8.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 7.7% | 7.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 23 South Africa 18.2% compare
- 24 Côte d'Ivoire 18.0% compare
- 25 Philippines 17.3% compare
- 26 Costa Rica 16.6% compare
- 27 Malaysia 15.6% compare
- 28 Mozambique 15.1% compare
- 29 Iceland 14.9% compare
More public sector data for IDA total
- Arms imports 3.43 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.8 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0012 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 27.68 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 3.43 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 20.68 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0139 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 9.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 40.23 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 135.37 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in IDA total?
- Interest payments in IDA total was 7.8% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest payments recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2012.
- How does IDA total rank for interest payments?
- IDA total ranks 26th out of 39 groups with data for 2021.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 124.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA total 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.