Interest payments in Kuwait
Kuwait: Interest payments was 3.9% in 1998. ◆ Volatile
Interest payments in Kuwait, 1993–1998
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
| 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
- 100 Croatia 4.2% compare
- 101 Belarus 4.2% compare
- 102 Equatorial Guinea 4.2%
- 104 Serbia 3.6%
- 105 Saudi Arabia 3.5%
- 106 Slovakia 3.5%
More public sector data for Kuwait
- Arms imports 503.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 102.71 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0031 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 503.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,591 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0484 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 0.4887 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 7.79 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 27,890 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
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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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.