Interest payments in Bolivia
Bolivia: Interest payments was 9.5% in 2007. ▲ Rising
Interest payments in Bolivia, 1986–2007
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More public sector data for Bolivia
- Arms imports 0 SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Tax revenue 17.0% (2007)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 9.6% (2007)
- Taxes on goods and services 49.3% (2007)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 3.0% (2007)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) 1.2% (2007)
- Interest payments 8.0% (2007)
- Grants and other revenue 27.8% (2007)
- Other taxes 2.9% (2007)
- Compensation of employees 22.2% (2007)
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
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.