Interest payments in Moldova

Moldova: Interest payments was 5.30 billion current LCU in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
5.30 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 100.4%
World rank
97th
of 155 countries
All-time high
5.30 billion current LCU
in 2023
All-time low
199.40 million current LCU
in 1996
Years of data
29
1995–2023

Interest payments in Moldova, 1995–2023

02.0B4.0B6.0B1995200920231995: 262.6M current LCU1996: 199.4M current LCU1997: 379.0M current LCU1998: 427.2M current LCU1999: 878.8M current LCU2000: 1.0B current LCU2001: 797.2M current LCU2002: 486.3M current LCU2003: 579.5M current LCU2004: 772.7M current LCU2005: 470.5M current LCU2006: 428.6M current LCU2007: 609.8M current LCU2008: 721.6M current LCU2009: 834.2M current LCU2010: 547.6M current LCU2011: 662.4M current LCU2012: 666.4M current LCU2013: 492.6M current LCU2014: 591.8M current LCU2015: 1.0B current LCU2016: 1.7B current LCU2017: 1.9B current LCU2018: 1.5B current LCU2019: 1.6B current LCU2020: 1.7B current LCU2021: 1.9B current LCU2022: 2.6B current LCU2023: 5.3B current LCU

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

Analysis

Moldova recorded 5.30 billion current LCU for interest payments in 2023. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.

That represents a change of up 100.4% on the previous year and up 976.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, interest payments in Moldova peaked at 5.30 billion current LCU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 199.40 million current LCU, in 1996.

Moldova ranks 97th of 155 countries on this measure, 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 429.40 million current LCU 199.40 million current LCU 878.80 million current LCU 5
2000s 672.11 million current LCU 428.60 million current LCU 1.02 billion current LCU 10
2010s 1.08 billion current LCU 492.60 million current LCU 1.93 billion current LCU 10
2020s 2.88 billion current LCU 1.68 billion current LCU 5.30 billion current LCU 4

Countries ranked near Moldova

  1. 94 Iraq 6.22 billion current LCU compare
  2. 95 Portugal 6.04 billion current LCU compare
  3. 96 Niger 5.60 billion current LCU compare
  4. 98 Trinidad and Tobago 5.06 billion current LCU compare
  5. 99 Cape Verde 4.77 billion current LCU compare
  6. 100 Finland 3.42 billion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 155 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is interest payments in Moldova?
Interest payments in Moldova was 5.30 billion current LCU in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest interest payments recorded in Moldova?
The highest recorded value was 5.30 billion current LCU in 2023.
What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Moldova?
The lowest recorded value was 199.40 million current LCU in 1996.
How does Moldova rank for interest payments?
Moldova ranks 97th out of 155 countries with data for 2023.
Is interest payments rising or falling in Moldova?
Over the last ten years it is up 976.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Moldova 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.