Interest payments (% of revenue) in Paraguay
Paraguay: Interest payments (% of revenue) was 10.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Interest payments in Paraguay, 2005–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
The most recent figure for interest payments in Paraguay is 10.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.5% on the previous year and up 460.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Paraguay peaked at 10.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2012.
Paraguay ranks 52nd of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Interest payments (% of revenue) in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5.6% | — |
| 2006 | 4.6% | -17.2% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | -12.7% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | -27.0% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | -10.1% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | -31.9% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | -30.3% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -17.2% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | +51.5% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | +16.9% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | +54.4% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | +11.3% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | +11.1% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 6.4% | +64.0% |
| 2021 | 6.6% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 7.2% | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 9.2% | +27.6% |
| 2024 | 10.3% | +11.5% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 10.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.7%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 10.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.5%, 83% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.0% | 2.6% | 5.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 1.0% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 6.4% | 10.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in Paraguay?
- Interest payments in Paraguay was 10.3% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest payments recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 10.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2012.
- How does Paraguay rank for interest payments?
- Paraguay ranks 52nd out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 460.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Paraguay 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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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.