Interest payments in Iraq

Iraq: Interest payments was 0.0% in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
0.0%
Change on year
down 99.9%
World rank
155th
of 155 countries
All-time high
5.3%
in 2018
All-time low
0.0%
in 2019
Years of data
6
2014–2019

Interest payments in Iraq, 2014–2019

02462014201620192014: 0.682 % of revenue2015: 1.1 % of revenue2016: 2.6 % of revenue2017: 3 % of revenue2018: 5.3 % of revenue2019: 0.006 % of revenue

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.

Analysis

Iraq recorded 0.0% for interest payments in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of down 99.9% on the previous year and down 99.1% over ten years.

That places Iraq 155th out of 155 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Interest payments in Iraq, year by year

Annual values for Interest payments (% of revenue) in Iraq, 2014 to 2019.
Year % of revenue Change
2014 0.7%
2015 1.1% +61.4%
2016 2.6% +134.5%
2017 3.0% +15.7%
2018 5.3% +76.0%
2019 0.0% -99.9%

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  1. 152 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.4% compare
  2. 153 Timor-Leste 0.1% compare
  3. 154 Afghanistan 0.1%

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Frequently asked questions

What is interest payments in Iraq?
Interest payments in Iraq was 0.0% in 2019, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest interest payments recorded in Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 5.3% in 2018.
What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2019.
How does Iraq rank for interest payments?
Iraq ranks 155th out of 155 countries with data for 2019.
Is interest payments rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is down 99.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Iraq 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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Indicator
Interest payments (% of revenue)
Unit
% of revenue
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
196 places, 5,564 data points, 1972–2024
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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.