Interest payments (% of revenue) in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Interest payments (% of revenue) was 0.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Interest payments in Luxembourg, 1972–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 0.6% for interest payments in 2024.
That represents a change of up 7.3% on the previous year and down 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Luxembourg peaked at 2.9% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1992.
Luxembourg ranks 146th of 155 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Interest payments (% of revenue) in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 2.9% | — |
| 1973 | 2.6% | -12.2% |
| 1974 | 2.1% | -19.0% |
| 1975 | 1.9% | -11.1% |
| 1976 | 1.8% | -3.9% |
| 1977 | 1.8% | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 1.9% | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 2.0% | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 1.8% | -8.3% |
| 1981 | 1.9% | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.9% | -50.7% |
| 1983 | 0.9% | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 1.2% | +23.6% |
| 1985 | 1.3% | +11.3% |
| 1986 | 1.3% | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 1.4% | +10.7% |
| 1988 | 1.1% | -24.8% |
| 1989 | 0.8% | -24.1% |
| 1990 | 0.5% | -32.5% |
| 1991 | 0.4% | -30.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | -34.2% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | +70.6% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | -6.9% |
| 1995 | 1.0% | +154.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8% | -17.7% |
| 1997 | 0.7% | -11.5% |
| 1998 | 0.8% | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | -21.6% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | -10.8% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -11.5% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -10.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -20.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +11.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +26.6% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +32.7% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +20.4% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +23.3% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | +20.3% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -18.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -11.5% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -30.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -33.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | +71.1% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | +7.3% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 0.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.9%, 16% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 0.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.5%, 18% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Interest payments (% of revenue) in Luxembourg changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +154.1% | 0.4% | 1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.1% | 1.8% | 2.9% | 8 |
| 1980s | 1.3% | 0.8% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in Luxembourg?
- Interest payments in Luxembourg was 0.6% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest payments recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 1972.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1992.
- How does Luxembourg rank for interest payments?
- Luxembourg ranks 146th out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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.