Interest payments (% of revenue) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Interest payments (% of revenue) was 13.5% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Interest payments in Zimbabwe, 2009–2018
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
In 2018, interest payments in Zimbabwe stood at 13.5%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 123.6% on the previous year and up 503.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Zimbabwe peaked at 13.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2012.
That places Zimbabwe 39th out of 155 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
Interest payments (% of revenue) in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 2.2% | — |
| 2010 | 1.3% | -41.1% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | -10.8% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -46.8% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | +268.7% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | +75.1% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | +49.4% |
| 2018 | 13.5% | +123.6% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 13.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.6%, 1.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 13.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.6%, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 0.6% | 13.5% | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in Zimbabwe?
- Interest payments in Zimbabwe was 13.5% in 2018, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest payments recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 13.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2012.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for interest payments?
- Zimbabwe ranks 39th out of 155 countries with data for 2018.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 503.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.