Interest payments in Senegal

Senegal: Interest payments was 12.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
12.3%
Change on year
up 24.9%
World rank
44th
of 155 countries
All-time high
12.3%
in 2023
All-time low
7.0%
in 2015
Years of data
9
2015–2023

Interest payments in Senegal, 2015–2023

02.557.51012.52015201920232015: 7 % of revenue2016: 7.6 % of revenue2017: 8 % of revenue2018: 9 % of revenue2019: 8.5 % of revenue2020: 9.3 % of revenue2021: 9.5 % of revenue2022: 9.9 % of revenue2023: 12.3 % of revenue

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 Senegal is 12.3%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.9% on the previous year and up 75.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, interest payments in Senegal peaked at 12.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2015.

That places Senegal 44th out of 155 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Interest payments in Senegal, year by year

Annual values for Interest payments (% of revenue) in Senegal, 2015 to 2023.
Year % of revenue Change
2015 7.0%
2016 7.6% +8.7%
2017 8.0% +5.1%
2018 9.0% +12.4%
2019 8.5% -5.7%
2020 9.3% +9.3%
2021 9.5% +2.4%
2022 9.9% +3.8%
2023 12.3% +24.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 8.0% 7.0% 9.0% 5
2020s 10.2% 9.3% 12.3% 4

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 41 Ethiopia 12.6% compare
  2. 42 Armenia 12.6% compare
  3. 43 Guatemala 12.5% compare
  4. 45 Hungary 12.2% compare
  5. 46 Lao People's Democratic Republic 11.8% compare
  6. 47 Türkiye 11.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is interest payments in Senegal?
Interest payments in Senegal was 12.3% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest interest payments recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 12.3% in 2023.
What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2015.
How does Senegal rank for interest payments?
Senegal ranks 44th out of 155 countries with data for 2023.
Is interest payments rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is up 75.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Senegal 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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Indicator
Interest payments (% of revenue)
Unit
% of revenue
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
196 places, 5,564 data points, 1972–2024
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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.