Interest payments in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Interest payments was 8.1% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Interest payments in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 2000–2017
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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 8.1%, measured in 2017.
The figure is up 17.8% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 10.9% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 2016.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 65th of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Interest payments in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.1% | — |
| 2001 | 8.5% | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 8.3% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 8.6% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 8.0% | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 10.6% | +31.6% |
| 2006 | 10.9% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 9.8% | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 8.8% | -10.4% |
| 2009 | 9.4% | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 10.5% | +12.1% |
| 2011 | 9.2% | -12.3% |
| 2012 | 8.9% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 9.8% | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 7.9% | -19.0% |
| 2015 | 8.2% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 6.9% | -15.7% |
| 2017 | 8.1% | +17.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.2% | 8.0% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 6.9% | 10.5% | 8 |
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More public sector data for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Tax revenue 23.8% (2017)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 2.86 (2019)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 24.7% (2017)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP 130.28 (2019)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Purchasing power 1.52 (2019)
- Taxes on goods and services 43.5% (2017)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 3.6% (2017)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 0 units per person (2019)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 0 units per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -1.5% (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Interest payments in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 8.1% in 2017, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest payments recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9% in 2006.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 2016.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for interest payments?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 65th out of 155 countries with data for 2017.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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.