Interest payments in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Interest payments was 3.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Interest payments in Post-demographic dividend, 1973–2024
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 Post-demographic dividend is 3.8%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 10.9% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1974.
That places Post-demographic dividend 34th out of 39 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Interest payments in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 3.0% | — |
| 1974 | 3.0% | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 3.1% | +6.2% |
| 1976 | 4.1% | +29.6% |
| 1977 | 4.3% | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 4.7% | +9.3% |
| 1979 | 6.6% | +41.1% |
| 1980 | 7.3% | +11.0% |
| 1981 | 6.6% | -8.8% |
| 1982 | 6.4% | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 7.1% | +11.4% |
| 1984 | 8.2% | +15.2% |
| 1985 | 10.9% | +32.1% |
| 1986 | 10.9% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 10.6% | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 9.7% | -8.4% |
| 1989 | 9.7% | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 9.5% | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 7.5% | -21.2% |
| 1992 | 7.6% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 6.8% | -10.6% |
| 1994 | 7.2% | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 9.5% | +33.0% |
| 1996 | 9.8% | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 9.8% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 9.2% | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 8.0% | -12.7% |
| 2000 | 7.5% | -7.3% |
| 2001 | 6.6% | -11.7% |
| 2002 | 6.0% | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 5.7% | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | -11.9% |
| 2005 | 4.6% | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 4.2% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 4.3% | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 4.7% | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 3.3% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | +21.0% |
| 2024 | 3.8% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.1% | 3.0% | 6.6% | 7 |
| 1980s | 8.7% | 6.4% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.5% | 6.8% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 4.0% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 3.4% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 3.0% | 3.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
- 31 El Salvador 14.3% compare
- 32 Papua New Guinea 14.2% compare
- 33 Seychelles 14.1% compare
- 34 Togo 14.0% compare
- 35 Colombia 13.9% compare
- 36 Tanzania, United Republic of 13.9% compare
- 37 Fiji 13.9% compare
More public sector data for Post-demographic dividend
- Arms imports 15.20 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 13.47 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 33.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 15.20 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,472 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0261 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 9.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.66 trillion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 365.72 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in Post-demographic dividend?
- Interest payments in Post-demographic dividend was 3.8% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest payments recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9% in 1986.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1974.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for interest payments?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 34th out of 39 groups with data for 2024.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.