Interest payments (% of revenue) in Serbia
Serbia: Interest payments (% of revenue) was 3.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Interest payments in Serbia, 2007–2022
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 Serbia is 3.6%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.0% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Serbia peaked at 7.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2008.
Serbia ranks 104th of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Interest payments (% of revenue) in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1.9% | — |
| 2008 | 1.4% | -22.0% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | +37.6% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | +45.2% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | +22.3% |
| 2012 | 5.1% | +44.8% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | +16.4% |
| 2014 | 7.1% | +19.3% |
| 2015 | 7.5% | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 7.2% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 6.1% | -14.8% |
| 2018 | 5.2% | -14.6% |
| 2019 | 4.8% | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | -23.0% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 3.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.7%, 42% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 3.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.5%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.4% | 2.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 2.9% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 3.6% | 4.7% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in Serbia?
- Interest payments in Serbia was 3.6% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest payments recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2008.
- How does Serbia rank for interest payments?
- Serbia ranks 104th out of 155 countries with data for 2022.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia 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.