Interest payments in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Interest payments was 36.06 billion current LCU in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Interest payments in Guinea-Bissau, 2017–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 2024, interest payments in Guinea-Bissau stood at 36.06 billion current LCU. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.5% on the previous year and up 593.0% over ten years.
That places Guinea-Bissau 71st out of 155 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.11 billion current LCU | 4.88 billion current LCU | 8.24 billion current LCU | 3 |
| 2020s | 21.20 billion current LCU | 12.46 billion current LCU | 36.06 billion current LCU | 5 |
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More public sector data for Guinea-Bissau
- Arms imports 5.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (1993)
- Tax revenue 8.3% (2024)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 19.0% (2024)
- Taxes on goods and services 25.8% (2024)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 5.3% (2024)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -8.0% (2024)
- Interest payments 21.0% (2024)
- Grants and other revenue 35.6% (2024)
- Interest payments 14.9% (2023)
- Other taxes 3.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in Guinea-Bissau?
- Interest payments in Guinea-Bissau was 36.06 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 36.06 billion current LCU in 2024.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.88 billion current LCU in 2018.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for interest payments?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 71st out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 593.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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
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.