Interest payments in Croatia

Croatia: Interest payments was 4.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
4.2%
Change on year
up 7.6%
World rank
98th
of 152 countries
All-time high
9.1%
in 2015
All-time low
0.4%
in 1991
Years of data
26
1991–2023

Interest payments in Croatia, 1991–2023

02468101991200720231991: 0.373 % of expense1992: 6.5 % of expense1993: 2.8 % of expense1994: 3.5 % of expense2002: 4.1 % of expense2003: 4.3 % of expense2004: 4.6 % of expense2005: 4.9 % of expense2006: 4.9 % of expense2007: 4.8 % of expense2008: 4.9 % of expense2009: 5.5 % of expense2010: 5.9 % of expense2011: 7 % of expense2012: 8.1 % of expense2013: 8.3 % of expense2014: 8.9 % of expense2015: 9.1 % of expense2016: 8.8 % of expense2017: 7.9 % of expense2018: 6.9 % of expense2019: 6.4 % of expense2020: 5 % of expense2021: 4.3 % of expense2022: 3.9 % of expense2023: 4.2 % of expense

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for interest payments in Croatia is 4.2%, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 7.6% on the previous year and down 49.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, interest payments in Croatia peaked at 9.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1991.

That places Croatia 98th out of 152 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3.3% 0.4% 6.5% 4
2000s 4.8% 4.1% 5.5% 8
2010s 7.7% 5.9% 9.1% 10
2020s 4.3% 3.9% 5.0% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is interest payments in Croatia?
Interest payments in Croatia was 4.2% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest interest payments recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 9.1% in 2015.
What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1991.
How does Croatia rank for interest payments?
Croatia ranks 98th out of 152 countries with data for 2023.
Is interest payments rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is down 49.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Croatia 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
Last refreshed

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.