European Union - Interest payments
Interest payments (% of revenue)
Interest payments (% of revenue) in European Union was 3.27 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 10.04 in 1997, while its lowest value was 2.56 in 1975.
Definition: Interest payments include interest payments on government debt--including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments--to domestic and foreign residents.
Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1975 | 2.56 |
| 1976 | 3.15 |
| 1978 | 4.09 |
| 1979 | 5.07 |
| 1980 | 5.09 |
| 1981 | 4.89 |
| 1982 | 5.95 |
| 1983 | 6.49 |
| 1984 | 7.16 |
| 1985 | 8.91 |
| 1986 | 9.40 |
| 1987 | 9.58 |
| 1988 | 9.55 |
| 1989 | 9.65 |
| 1990 | 9.97 |
| 1991 | 7.34 |
| 1992 | 9.69 |
| 1993 | 9.57 |
| 1994 | 9.92 |
| 1995 | 9.51 |
| 1996 | 9.15 |
| 1997 | 10.04 |
| 1998 | 9.66 |
| 1999 | 7.62 |
| 2000 | 7.89 |
| 2001 | 6.70 |
| 2002 | 6.62 |
| 2003 | 6.09 |
| 2004 | 6.10 |
| 2005 | 4.83 |
| 2006 | 4.28 |
| 2007 | 4.19 |
| 2008 | 4.00 |
| 2009 | 4.85 |
| 2010 | 5.28 |
| 2011 | 5.62 |
| 2012 | 5.60 |
| 2013 | 5.59 |
| 2014 | 5.19 |
| 2015 | 4.96 |
| 2016 | 4.64 |
| 2017 | 4.14 |
| 2018 | 3.79 |
| 2019 | 3.27 |
Interest payments (% of expense)
Interest payments (% of expense) in European Union was 3.26 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 9.59 in 1990, while its lowest value was 2.44 in 1975.
Definition: Interest payments include interest payments on government debt--including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments--to domestic and foreign residents.
Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1975 | 2.44 |
| 1976 | 3.14 |
| 1978 | 4.08 |
| 1979 | 4.83 |
| 1980 | 4.97 |
| 1981 | 4.58 |
| 1982 | 4.53 |
| 1983 | 5.91 |
| 1984 | 6.47 |
| 1985 | 7.94 |
| 1986 | 8.77 |
| 1987 | 8.60 |
| 1988 | 8.77 |
| 1989 | 9.10 |
| 1990 | 9.59 |
| 1991 | 8.88 |
| 1992 | 9.57 |
| 1993 | 8.94 |
| 1994 | 9.46 |
| 1995 | 8.57 |
| 1996 | 8.36 |
| 1997 | 9.52 |
| 1998 | 9.00 |
| 1999 | 7.77 |
| 2000 | 7.55 |
| 2001 | 7.18 |
| 2002 | 6.20 |
| 2003 | 5.76 |
| 2004 | 5.72 |
| 2005 | 5.06 |
| 2006 | 4.55 |
| 2007 | 4.36 |
| 2008 | 4.09 |
| 2009 | 4.41 |
| 2010 | 4.56 |
| 2011 | 4.99 |
| 2012 | 5.18 |
| 2013 | 5.05 |
| 2014 | 4.99 |
| 2015 | 4.84 |
| 2016 | 4.57 |
| 2017 | 4.22 |
| 2018 | 3.65 |
| 2019 | 3.26 |
Classification
Topic: Public Sector Indicators
Sub-Topic: Government finance
