Interest payments in Kuwait

Kuwait: Interest payments was 3.9% in 1998. ◆ Volatile

Latest (1998)
3.9%
Change on year
up 7.4%
World rank
103rd
of 155 countries
All-time high
16.4%
in 1994
All-time low
3.6%
in 1997
Years of data
6
1993–1998

Interest payments in Kuwait, 1993–1998

510151993199519981993: 14.2 % of revenue1994: 16.4 % of revenue1995: 6 % of revenue1996: 6 % of revenue1997: 3.6 % of revenue1998: 3.9 % of revenue

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

Analysis

In 1998, interest payments in Kuwait stood at 3.9%.

That represents a change of up 7.4% on the previous year and down 72.8% over ten years.

Kuwait ranks 103rd of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Interest payments in Kuwait, year by year

Annual values for Interest payments (% of revenue) in Kuwait, 1993 to 1998.
Year % of revenue Change
1993 14.2%
1994 16.4% +15.0%
1995 6.0% -63.6%
1996 6.0% +0.6%
1997 3.6% -39.9%
1998 3.9% +7.4%

Countries ranked near Kuwait

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  2. 101 Belarus 4.2% compare
  3. 102 Equatorial Guinea 4.2%
  4. 104 Serbia 3.6%
  5. 105 Saudi Arabia 3.5%
  6. 106 Slovakia 3.5%

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Frequently asked questions

What is interest payments in Kuwait?
Interest payments in Kuwait was 3.9% in 1998, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest interest payments recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 16.4% in 1994.
What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 1997.
How does Kuwait rank for interest payments?
Kuwait ranks 103rd out of 155 countries with data for 1998.
Is interest payments rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is down 72.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Kuwait 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.