Interest payments in Georgia

Georgia: Interest payments was 1.48 billion current LCU in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
1.48 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 23.9%
World rank
114th
of 155 countries
All-time high
1.48 billion current LCU
in 2024
All-time low
13.00 million current LCU
in 1995
Years of data
30
1995–2024

Interest payments in Georgia, 1995–2024

0500.0M1.0B1.5B1995200920241995: 13.0M current LCU1996: 57.6M current LCU1997: 85.1M current LCU1998: 128.1M current LCU1999: 150.4M current LCU2000: 169.8M current LCU2001: 115.0M current LCU2002: 146.7M current LCU2003: 168.5M current LCU2004: 142.4M current LCU2005: 120.1M current LCU2006: 100.5M current LCU2007: 97.4M current LCU2008: 119.3M current LCU2009: 167.2M current LCU2010: 200.7M current LCU2011: 282.7M current LCU2012: 248.3M current LCU2013: 233.0M current LCU2014: 244.9M current LCU2015: 326.6M current LCU2016: 397.7M current LCU2017: 476.6M current LCU2018: 516.7M current LCU2019: 607.0M current LCU2020: 766.8M current LCU2021: 800.8M current LCU2022: 762.9M current LCU2023: 1.2B current LCU2024: 1.5B current LCU

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

The most recent figure for interest payments in Georgia is 1.48 billion current LCU, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.

The figure is up 23.9% on the previous year and up 505.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, interest payments in Georgia peaked at 1.48 billion current LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.00 million current LCU, in 1995.

That places Georgia 114th out of 155 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 86.84 million current LCU 13.00 million current LCU 150.40 million current LCU 5
2000s 134.69 million current LCU 97.40 million current LCU 169.80 million current LCU 10
2010s 353.42 million current LCU 200.70 million current LCU 607.00 million current LCU 10
2020s 1.00 billion current LCU 762.90 million current LCU 1.48 billion current LCU 5

Countries ranked near Georgia

  1. 111 Jordan 1.70 billion current LCU compare
  2. 112 Ecuador 1.68 billion current LCU compare
  3. 113 El Salvador 1.54 billion current LCU compare
  4. 115 Eswatini 1.33 billion current LCU compare
  5. 116 Switzerland 1.31 billion current LCU compare
  6. 117 Tunisia 1.27 billion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 155 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is interest payments in Georgia?
Interest payments in Georgia was 1.48 billion current LCU in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest interest payments recorded in Georgia?
The highest recorded value was 1.48 billion current LCU in 2024.
What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Georgia?
The lowest recorded value was 13.00 million current LCU in 1995.
How does Georgia rank for interest payments?
Georgia ranks 114th out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
Is interest payments rising or falling in Georgia?
Over the last ten years it is up 505.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Georgia data come from?
The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Interest payments (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Interest payments (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
155 places, 4,505 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 in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.