Interest payments (% of revenue) in East Timor
East Timor: Interest payments (% of revenue) was 0.1% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Interest payments in East Timor, 2011–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
In 2022, interest payments in East Timor stood at 0.1%.
The figure is down 25.1% on the previous year and up 1,131,720.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in East Timor peaked at 0.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2012.
East Timor ranks 153rd of 155 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Interest payments (% of revenue) in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -99.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +69482.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -99.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +171071.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +106.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -25.1% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 0.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.6%, 1% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 0.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.3%, 4% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 150 Singapore 0.5% compare
- 151 Marshall Islands 0.4% compare
- 152 Micronesia (country) 0.4% compare
- 154 Afghanistan 0.1% compare
- 155 Iraq 0.0% compare
More public sector data for East Timor
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 33.13 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0249 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -15.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 46.40 million current USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in East Timor?
- Interest payments in East Timor was 0.1% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest payments recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2012.
- How does East Timor rank for interest payments?
- East Timor ranks 153rd out of 155 countries with data for 2022.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,131,720.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Timor 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.