Interest payments in Seychelles
Seychelles: Interest payments was 14.1% in 2008. ▲ Rising
Interest payments in Seychelles, 1985–2008
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 Seychelles is 14.1%, measured in 2008.
The figure is down 26.5% on the previous year and down 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Seychelles peaked at 22.8% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 1986.
That places Seychelles 33rd out of 155 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Interest payments in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 9.1% | — |
| 1986 | 6.4% | -29.7% |
| 1987 | 16.4% | +156.7% |
| 1988 | 17.1% | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 14.9% | -12.7% |
| 1993 | 15.9% | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 18.5% | +15.9% |
| 1995 | 22.8% | +23.3% |
| 1996 | 22.3% | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 22.3% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 21.3% | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 20.1% | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 18.6% | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 12.3% | -33.8% |
| 2006 | 17.4% | +41.0% |
| 2007 | 19.2% | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 14.1% | -26.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.8% | 6.4% | 17.1% | 5 |
| 1990s | 20.4% | 15.9% | 22.8% | 7 |
| 2000s | 16.3% | 12.3% | 19.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 30 Namibia 14.7% compare
- 31 El Salvador 14.3% compare
- 32 Papua New Guinea 14.2% compare
- 34 Togo 14.0% compare
- 35 Colombia 13.9% compare
- 36 Tanzania, United Republic of 13.9%
More public sector data for Seychelles
- Arms imports 19.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 191.42 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0128 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 19.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 221.34 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0121 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -19.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 26.86 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 41,304 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 72,231 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in Seychelles?
- Interest payments in Seychelles was 14.1% in 2008, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest payments recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 22.8% in 1995.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 1986.
- How does Seychelles rank for interest payments?
- Seychelles ranks 33rd out of 155 countries with data for 2008.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles 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.