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Interest payments in Hungary

Hungary: Interest payments was 6.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
6.6%
Change on year
up 22.9%
World rank
76th
of 152 countries
All-time high
19.3%
in 1996
All-time low
1.9%
in 1983
Years of data
42
1981–2022

Interest payments in Hungary, 1981–2022

051015201981200120221981: 3.2 % of expense1982: 3.2 % of expense1983: 1.9 % of expense1984: 2.6 % of expense1985: 2.2 % of expense1986: 3.8 % of expense1987: 3.7 % of expense1988: 5.5 % of expense1989: 6 % of expense1990: 5.9 % of expense1991: 7 % of expense1992: 10.1 % of expense1993: 8.5 % of expense1994: 12.5 % of expense1995: 16.9 % of expense1996: 19.3 % of expense1997: 19.1 % of expense1998: 15.8 % of expense1999: 15.4 % of expense2000: 12.9 % of expense2001: 11.4 % of expense2002: 9.2 % of expense2003: 9.3 % of expense2004: 10.2 % of expense2005: 9.6 % of expense2006: 8.9 % of expense2007: 9.3 % of expense2008: 8.8 % of expense2009: 9.7 % of expense2010: 9.2 % of expense2011: 8.9 % of expense2012: 9.8 % of expense2013: 9.5 % of expense2014: 8.9 % of expense2015: 8 % of expense2016: 7.3 % of expense2017: 6.5 % of expense2018: 6.1 % of expense2019: 5.8 % of expense2020: 5.4 % of expense2021: 5.4 % of expense2022: 6.6 % of expense

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

Analysis

Hungary recorded 6.6% for interest payments in 2022.

The figure is up 22.9% on the previous year and down 32.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, interest payments in Hungary peaked at 19.3% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 1983.

That places Hungary 76th out of 152 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 3.6% 1.9% 6.0% 9
1990s 13.0% 5.9% 19.3% 10
2000s 9.9% 8.8% 12.9% 10
2010s 8.0% 5.8% 9.8% 10
2020s 5.8% 5.4% 6.6% 3

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 73 Eswatini 7.6% compare
  2. 74 Argentina 7.3% compare
  3. 75 Greece 7.3% compare
  4. 77 Tajikistan 6.4% compare
  5. 78 Uruguay 6.4% compare
  6. 79 Madagascar 6.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is interest payments in Hungary?
Interest payments in Hungary was 6.6% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest interest payments recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 19.3% in 1996.
What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 1983.
How does Hungary rank for interest payments?
Hungary ranks 76th out of 152 countries with data for 2022.
Is interest payments rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Hungary 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.