Interest payments (% of expense)
Macro & GDPWB WDIwb_wdi:GC.XPN.INTP.ZS•%•1972 → 2024•156 countries
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High-level context for this country series.
Macro & GDPWB WDI
Coverage
156
Frequency
yearly
Range
1972 \u2192 2024
Latest
2024
Interest payments (% of expense) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2024)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 1.58%
1.58% – 3.14%
3.14% – 5.58%
5.58% – 8.19%
8.19% – 11.81%
11.81% – 16.17%
> 16.17%
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Highest 15 countries
Interest payments (% of expense)
156 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Interest payments (% of expense)
Countries
156
Median
6.5%
Mean
8.7%
25th pctl
3%
75th pctl
12.9%
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
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Interest payments (% of expense)
IcelandUnited StatesUnited Kingdom
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri LankaLKA | 49.44% | 2023 | |
| GhanaGHA | 32.79% | 2022 | |
| AngolaAGO | 31.91% | 2019 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 26.53% | 2021 | |
| MalawiMWI | 26.35% | 2022 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 24.23% | 2015 | |
| BrazilBRA | 24.14% | 2023 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 24.03% | 2021 | |
| IndiaIND | 23.23% | 2022 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 22.53% | 2016 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 21.99% | 2020 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 21.39% | 1990 | — |
| GabonGAB | 20.36% | 2021 | |
| SeychellesSYC | 19.68% | 2008 | |
| UgandaUGA | 19.48% | 2023 | |
| BahrainBHR | 18.91% | 2020 | |
| Bahamas, TheBHS | 18.44% | 2023 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 17.5% | 2023 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 16.99% | 2022 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 16.71% | 2023 | |
| JordanJOR | 16.51% | 2023 | |
| KenyaKEN | 16.38% | 2023 | |
| TogoTGO | 16.19% | 2023 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 16.07% | 2017 | |
| MexicoMEX | 15.77% | 2023 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 15.31% | 2023 | |
| LebanonLBN | 15.23% | 2021 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 14.93% | 2023 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 14.93% | 2023 | |
| IcelandISL | 14.74% | 2023 | |
| FijiFJI | 14.58% | 2023 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 14.25% | 2022 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 14.14% | 2023 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 14.14% | 2023 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 14.1% | 2023 | |
| PanamaPAN | 13.36% | 2021 | |
| SenegalSEN | 13.2% | 2023 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 13.18% | 2023 | |
| United StatesUSA | 12.91% | 2023 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 12.74% | 2023 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 12.56% | 2024 | |
| GuineaGIN | 12.56% | 1992 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 12.28% | 2023 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 11.96% | 2023 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 11.93% | 2023 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 11.51% | 2021 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 11.3% | 2022 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 11.04% | 2023 | |
| NigerNER | 10.4% | 1980 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 10.34% | 2017 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 10.23% | 2019 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 9.96% | 2018 | |
| HondurasHND | 9.95% | 2020 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 9.94% | 2022 | |
| RwandaRWA | 9.85% | 2023 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 9.58% | 2019 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 9.54% | 2007 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 9.21% | 2023 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 9.03% | 2023 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 8.84% | 2021 | |
| St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 8.83% | 2017 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 8.76% | 2020 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 8.76% | 2023 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 8.68% | 2023 | |
| MaliMLI | 8.48% | 2020 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 8.41% | 2023 | |
| IraqIRQ | 8.39% | 2018 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 7.93% | 2023 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 7.84% | 2023 | |
| CameroonCMR | 7.79% | 2021 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 7.77% | 2023 | |
| IsraelISR | 7.74% | 2023 | |
| ItalyITA | 7.64% | 2023 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 7.62% | 2021 | |
| CanadaCAN | 7.61% | 2023 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 7.29% | 2023 | |
| GreeceGRC | 7.27% | 2023 | |
| HungaryHUN | 6.63% | 2022 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 6.39% | 2023 | |
| UruguayURY | 6.37% | 2023 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 6.32% | 2023 | |
| St. Kitts and NevisKNA | 6.24% | 2017 | |
| PeruPER | 6.09% | 2021 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 6.01% | 2021 | |
| SpainESP | 5.93% | 2023 | |
| San MarinoSMR | 5.88% | 2023 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 5.86% | 2023 | |
| UkraineUKR | 5.8% | 2023 | |
| PortugalPRT | 5.7% | 2023 | |
| ThailandTHA | 5.49% | 2023 | |
| BelarusBLR | 5.39% | 2023 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 5.17% | 2021 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 5.1% | 2012 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 5.07% | 2023 | |
| BhutanBTN | 5.02% | 2019 | |
| PolandPOL | 4.79% | 2023 | |
| SudanSDN | 4.77% | 2016 | |
| EcuadorECU | 4.74% | 2022 | |
| ChileCHL | 4.32% | 2023 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 4.29% | 2023 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 4.18% | 2023 | |
| NepalNPL | 4.11% | 2021 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 4% | 2022 | |
| LesothoLSO | 3.99% | 2022 | |
| RomaniaROU | 3.94% | 2022 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 3.67% | 2024 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 3.41% | 2023 | |
| FranceFRA | 3.37% | 2023 | |
| BurundiBDI | 3.33% | 2021 | |
| IrelandIRL | 3.32% | 2022 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 3.16% | 2023 | |
| CyprusCYP | 3.14% | 2023 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 3.11% | 2022 | |
| MaltaMLT | 3.09% | 2023 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 3.07% | 2022 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 3.06% | 2020 | — |
| AustraliaAUS | 2.97% | 2022 | |
| New ZealandNZL | 2.97% | 2022 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 2.96% | 2023 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 2.95% | 2023 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 2.82% | 2023 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 2.66% | 2022 | |
| AustriaAUT | 2.54% | 2023 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 2.35% | 2020 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 2.27% | 2023 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 2.11% | 2023 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 2.1% | 2023 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 2.05% | 2022 | |
| FinlandFIN | 1.99% | 2023 | |
| LatviaLVA | 1.86% | 2023 | |
| TongaTON | 1.69% | 2023 | |
| SamoaWSM | 1.66% | 2023 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 1.66% | 2023 | |
| NorwayNOR | 1.56% | 2023 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 1.45% | 2023 | |
| SwedenSWE | 1.37% | 2022 | |
| GermanyDEU | 1.36% | 2022 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 1.34% | 2023 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 1.3% | 2023 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 1.27% | 2022 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 0.98% | 2023 | |
| EstoniaEST | 0.96% | 2023 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 0.75% | 2023 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 0.68% | 2022 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 0.6% | 2023 | |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM | 0.6% | 2020 | |
| PalauPLW | 0.5% | 2020 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 0.46% | 2020 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 0.44% | 2023 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 0.13% | 2017 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 0.13% | 2022 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 0.13% | 2006 | |
| Macao SAR, ChinaMAC | 0.01% | 1998 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 0% | 2009 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 0% | 2023 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 0% | 2009 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)