Interest payments in United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates: Interest payments was 3.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
3.0%
Change on year
up 57.9%
World rank
115th
of 155 countries
All-time high
3.0%
in 2024
All-time low
0.0%
in 2019
Years of data
6
2019–2024

Interest payments in United Arab Emirates, 2019–2024

01232019202120242019: 0.002 % of revenue2020: 0.079 % of revenue2021: 0.341 % of revenue2022: 1.2 % of revenue2023: 1.9 % of revenue2024: 3 % of revenue

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

Analysis

United Arab Emirates recorded 3.0% for interest payments in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of up 57.9% on the previous year and up 150,689.0% over ten years.

United Arab Emirates ranks 115th of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Interest payments in United Arab Emirates, year by year

Annual values for Interest payments (% of revenue) in United Arab Emirates, 2019 to 2024.
Year % of revenue Change
2019 0.0%
2020 0.1% +3827.9%
2021 0.3% +330.4%
2022 1.2% +245.9%
2023 1.9% +63.3%
2024 3.0% +57.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1
2020s 1.3% 0.1% 3.0% 5

Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates

  1. 112 Uzbekistan 3.3% compare
  2. 113 Austria 3.1% compare
  3. 114 Australia 3.1%
  4. 116 Tajikistan 2.9% compare
  5. 117 Finland 2.9% compare
  6. 118 Slovenia 2.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is interest payments in United Arab Emirates?
Interest payments in United Arab Emirates was 3.0% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest interest payments recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 2024.
What is the lowest interest payments recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2019.
How does United Arab Emirates rank for interest payments?
United Arab Emirates ranks 115th out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
Is interest payments rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
Over the last ten years it is up 150,689.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.