Interest payments in Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste: Interest payments was 0.1% in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
0.1%
Change on year
down 25.1%
World rank
153rd
of 155 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2020
All-time low
0.0%
in 2012
Years of data
8
2011–2022

Interest payments in Timor-Leste, 2011–2022

00.050.10.152011201620222011: 0.013 % of revenue2012: 0 % of revenue2015: 0.007 % of revenue2017: 0 % of revenue2019: 0.082 % of revenue2020: 0.169 % of revenue2021: 0.16 % of revenue2022: 0.12 % of revenue

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.

Analysis

In 2022, interest payments in Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste peaked at 0.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2012.

Timor-Leste ranks 153rd of 155 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Interest payments in Timor-Leste, year by year

Annual values for Interest payments (% of revenue) in Timor-Leste, 2011 to 2022.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 5
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 3

Countries ranked near Timor-Leste

  1. 150 Singapore 0.5% compare
  2. 151 Marshall Islands 0.4% compare
  3. 152 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.4% compare
  4. 154 Afghanistan 0.1% compare
  5. 155 Iraq 0.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is interest payments in Timor-Leste?
Interest payments in Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2020.
What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Timor-Leste?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2012.
How does Timor-Leste rank for interest payments?
Timor-Leste ranks 153rd out of 155 countries with data for 2022.
Is interest payments rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
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 Timor-Leste 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.