Interest Payments on Government Debt

This key economic indicator for the Payments sector has been recently updated.

  1. In 2019, Interest Payments on Government Debt in Zambia jumped by 33.9points from a year earlier.
  2. Since 2014 Zambia Interest Payments on Government Debt rose 23.5points year on year totalising 44.45 Percent of Revenue.
  3. In 2019 Ghana was ranked number 4 in Interest Payments on Government Debt.
  4. In 2014 Maldives was ranked number 62 in Interest Payments on Government Debt attaining 6.63 Percent of Revenue, from 138 in 2013.

Top Countries in Interest Payments on Government Debt

Percent of Revenue - 1972 to 2019

#138 CountriesPercent of RevenueLastYoY5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Lebanon
50.83 % 2019 +1.7 % +3.1 % View data
2 #2
Sri Lanka
47.47 % 2019 +7.6 % +5.2 % View data
3 #3
Zambia
44.45 % 2019 +33.9 % +23.5 % View data
4 #4
Ghana
37.04 % 2019 +11.5 % +6.6 % View data
5 #5
Egypt
36.77 % 2019 +2.6 % +3.7 % View data
6 #6
Barbados
28.05 % 2019 +2.3 % +0.8 % View data
7 #7
Brazil
23.72 % 2019 -20.6 % -2.5 % View data
8 #8
India
22.97 % 2019 -0.2 % -3.3 % View data
9 #9
Jamaica
20.24 % 2019 -1.5 % -7.7 % View data
10 #10
Malawi
19.80 % 2019 +4.8 % +2.4 % View data
11 #11
Kenya
19.28 % 2019 +4.9 % +11.9 % View data
12 #12
Bangladesh
19.18 % 2019 +0.5 % +0.8 % View data
13 #13
Argentina
18.56 % 2019 +12.6 % +16.8 % View data
14 #14
Dominican Republic
17.74 % 2019 +4.4 % +2.3 % View data
15 #15
Angola
17.73 % 2019 +6.8 % +39.8 % View data
16 #16
Costa Rica
16.06 % 2019 +19.3 % +8.2 % View data
17 #17
United States
15.54 % 2019 +3.6 % +3.3 % View data
18 #18
Papua New Guinea
15.36 % 2019 +16.7 % +14.3 % View data
19 #19
Guatemala
14.55 % 2019 +7.0 % +2.9 % View data
20 #20
Mexico
14.45 % 2019 -0.3 % +2.9 % View data
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    • Source: World Bank

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