South Asia - Interest payments
Interest payments (% of revenue)
Interest payments (% of revenue) in South Asia was 23.01 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 23 years was 32.90 in 2000, while its lowest value was 12.93 in 2017.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1995 | 26.33 |
| 1996 | 31.77 |
| 1997 | 32.10 |
| 1998 | 30.14 |
| 1999 | 30.65 |
| 2000 | 32.90 |
| 2001 | 27.40 |
| 2002 | 27.97 |
| 2003 | 26.37 |
| 2004 | 24.14 |
| 2005 | 22.73 |
| 2006 | 19.08 |
| 2007 | 20.70 |
| 2008 | 21.81 |
| 2009 | 21.73 |
| 2010 | 18.31 |
| 2011 | 15.86 |
| 2012 | 16.74 |
| 2013 | 17.18 |
| 2014 | 18.44 |
| 2015 | 20.43 |
| 2016 | 18.46 |
| 2017 | 12.93 |
| 2018 | 23.01 |
Interest payments (% of expense)
Interest payments (% of expense) in South Asia was 19.40 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 28.69 in 2002, while its lowest value was 10.88 in 2017.
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 |
|---|---|
| 2001 | 28.14 |
| 2002 | 28.69 |
| 2003 | 27.62 |
| 2004 | 22.58 |
| 2005 | 23.38 |
| 2006 | 21.70 |
| 2007 | 21.97 |
| 2008 | 21.32 |
| 2009 | 20.57 |
| 2010 | 18.28 |
| 2011 | 17.29 |
| 2012 | 19.46 |
| 2013 | 19.49 |
| 2014 | 21.24 |
| 2015 | 20.71 |
| 2016 | 20.25 |
| 2017 | 10.88 |
| 2018 | 19.40 |
Classification
Topic: Public Sector Indicators
Sub-Topic: Government finance
