Interest payments in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Interest payments was 9.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Interest payments in Pre-demographic dividend, 2012–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
In 2021, interest payments in Pre-demographic dividend stood at 9.3%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 183.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 9.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2012.
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 21st of 39 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Interest payments in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3.3% | — |
| 2014 | 3.8% | +15.2% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | +50.7% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | +13.3% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 8.9% | +37.0% |
| 2019 | 7.5% | -16.0% |
| 2020 | 9.1% | +22.0% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.0% | 3.3% | 8.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 9.1% | 9.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
- 18 Mexico 20.0% compare
- 19 Bahamas 20.0% compare
- 20 Dominican Republic 19.3% compare
- 21 Gabon 18.9% compare
- 22 Jordan 18.6% compare
- 23 South Africa 18.2% compare
- 24 Côte d'Ivoire 18.0% compare
More public sector data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Arms imports 447.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.4046 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -30.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 447.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 20.06 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0146 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 22.17 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 31.79 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Interest payments in Pre-demographic dividend was 9.3% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest payments recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2012.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for interest payments?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 21st out of 39 groups with data for 2021.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 183.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pre-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.