Interest payments in Bolivia

Bolivia: Interest payments was 9.5% in 2007. ▲ Rising

Latest (2007)
9.5%
Change on year
down 25.5%
World rank
56th
of 152 countries
All-time high
12.8%
in 2006
All-time low
5.6%
in 1986
Years of data
22
1986–2007

Interest payments in Bolivia, 1986–2007

0510151986199620071986: 5.6 % of expense1987: 9.4 % of expense1988: 7.9 % of expense1989: 7.5 % of expense1990: 6.6 % of expense1991: 7.4 % of expense1992: 8.2 % of expense1993: 9 % of expense1994: 11.6 % of expense1995: 12.7 % of expense1996: 10.6 % of expense1997: 8.6 % of expense1998: 8.4 % of expense1999: 6.4 % of expense2000: 8.3 % of expense2001: 8.5 % of expense2002: 8.2 % of expense2003: 9 % of expense2004: 9.4 % of expense2005: 10 % of expense2006: 12.8 % of expense2007: 9.5 % of expense

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.

Analysis

Bolivia recorded 9.5% for interest payments in 2007.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.5% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, interest payments in Bolivia peaked at 12.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 1986.

That places Bolivia 56th out of 152 countries with data for 2007, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 7.6% 5.6% 9.4% 4
1990s 9.0% 6.4% 12.7% 10
2000s 9.5% 8.2% 12.8% 8

Countries ranked near Bolivia

  1. 53 Equatorial Guinea 9.9% compare
  2. 54 Rwanda 9.8% compare
  3. 55 Trinidad and Tobago 9.6% compare
  4. 57 Nicaragua 9.2% compare
  5. 58 Ethiopia 9.0% compare
  6. 59 Maldives 8.8% compare

See the full ranking of 193 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is interest payments in Bolivia?
Interest payments in Bolivia was 9.5% in 2007, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest interest payments recorded in Bolivia?
The highest recorded value was 12.8% in 2006.
What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Bolivia?
The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 1986.
How does Bolivia rank for interest payments?
Bolivia ranks 56th out of 152 countries with data for 2007.
Is interest payments rising or falling in Bolivia?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bolivia data come from?
The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Interest payments (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Interest payments (% of expense)
Unit
% of expense
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 5,277 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 as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.