Interest payments in IBRD only
IBRD only: Interest payments was 8.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Interest payments in IBRD only, 1995–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
IBRD only recorded 8.2% for interest payments in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.5% on the previous year and up 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in IBRD only peaked at 13.1% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2013.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.2% | 11.4% | 13.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 9.1% | 6.2% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 5.9% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 6.9% | 8.2% | 4 |
More public sector data for IBRD only
- Arms imports 11.74 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Tax revenue 10.6% (2024)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 21.5% (2024)
- Taxes on goods and services 32.3% (2024)
- Interest payments 10.4% (2024)
- Grants and other revenue 17.2% (2024)
- Other taxes 0.9% (2024)
- Compensation of employees 21.5% (2023)
- Goods and services expense 11.1% (2023)
- Taxes on international trade 3.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in IBRD only?
- Interest payments in IBRD only was 8.2% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest payments recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1% in 1997.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2013.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.