Interest payments in North Macedonia

North Macedonia: Interest payments was 17.81 billion current LCU in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
17.81 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 37.6%
World rank
80th
of 155 countries
All-time high
17.81 billion current LCU
in 2024
All-time low
2.44 billion current LCU
in 2009
Years of data
20
2005–2024

Interest payments in North Macedonia, 2005–2024

05.0B10.0B15.0B20.0B2005201420242005: 2.6B current LCU2006: 3.1B current LCU2007: 2.9B current LCU2008: 2.6B current LCU2009: 2.4B current LCU2010: 3.2B current LCU2011: 3.5B current LCU2012: 4.2B current LCU2013: 4.6B current LCU2014: 5.1B current LCU2015: 6.5B current LCU2016: 6.9B current LCU2017: 8.4B current LCU2018: 7.7B current LCU2019: 8.1B current LCU2020: 8.0B current LCU2021: 9.1B current LCU2022: 9.1B current LCU2023: 12.9B current LCU2024: 17.8B 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 North Macedonia is 17.81 billion current LCU, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of up 37.6% on the previous year and up 249.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, interest payments in North Macedonia peaked at 17.81 billion current LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.44 billion current LCU, in 2009.

That places North Macedonia 80th 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
2000s 2.75 billion current LCU 2.44 billion current LCU 3.14 billion current LCU 5
2010s 5.81 billion current LCU 3.17 billion current LCU 8.39 billion current LCU 10
2020s 11.40 billion current LCU 8.03 billion current LCU 17.81 billion current LCU 5

Countries ranked near North Macedonia

  1. 77 Sweden 22.96 billion current LCU compare
  2. 78 Australia 19.17 billion current LCU compare
  3. 79 Mauritius 17.91 billion current LCU compare
  4. 81 Denmark 16.16 billion current LCU compare
  5. 82 Guatemala 14.01 billion current LCU compare
  6. 83 Honduras 13.94 billion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 155 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is interest payments in North Macedonia?
Interest payments in North Macedonia was 17.81 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 North Macedonia?
The highest recorded value was 17.81 billion current LCU in 2024.
What is the lowest interest payments recorded in North Macedonia?
The lowest recorded value was 2.44 billion current LCU in 2009.
How does North Macedonia rank for interest payments?
North Macedonia ranks 80th out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
Is interest payments rising or falling in North Macedonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 249.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this North Macedonia 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.