social2024
Interest payments (% of expense) — series 3
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
8.7% of expense
Median: 6.5% of expense
Countries Covered
156
with available data
Highest
Sri Lanka
49.4% of expense
Lowest
Iraq
0.0% of expense
Top 5 Countries
1Sri Lanka49.4% of expense
2Ghana32.8% of expense
3Angola31.9% of expense
4Zambia26.5% of expense
5Malawi26.3% of expense
By Region
Africa19.5% of expense(7 countries)
North America12.1% of expense(4 countries)
Asia10.7% of expense(19 countries)
South America9.4% of expense(7 countries)
Other9.1% of expense(85 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0% of expense)High (49.4% of expense)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 8.7% of expense)
Africa (7)
North America (4)
Asia (19)
South America (7)
Other (85)
Europe (32)
Oceania (2)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sri Lanka | 49.4% of expense |
| 2 | Ghana | 32.8% of expense |
| 3 | Angola | 31.9% of expense |
| 4 | Zambia | 26.5% of expense |
| 5 | Malawi | 26.3% of expense |
| 6 | Egypt | 24.2% of expense |
| 7 | Brazil | 24.1% of expense |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 24.0% of expense |
| 9 | India | 23.2% of expense |
| 10 | Barbados | 22.5% of expense |
| 11 | Jamaica | 22.0% of expense |
| 12 | Republic of The Gambia | 21.4% of expense |
| 13 | Gabon | 20.4% of expense |
| 14 | Seychelles | 19.7% of expense |
| 15 | Uganda | 19.5% of expense |
| 16 | Bahrain | 18.9% of expense |
| 17 | Bahamas | 18.4% of expense |
| 18 | Dominican Republic | 17.5% of expense |
| 19 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 17.0% of expense |
| 20 | Costa Rica | 16.7% of expense |
| 21 | Jordan | 16.5% of expense |
| 22 | Kenya | 16.4% of expense |
| 23 | Togo | 16.2% of expense |
| 24 | Saint Lucia | 16.1% of expense |
| 25 | Mexico | 15.8% of expense |
| 26 | Philippines | 15.3% of expense |
| 27 | Lebanon | 15.2% of expense |
| 28 | Malaysia | 14.9% of expense |
| 29 | Guinea-Bissau | 14.9% of expense |
| 30 | Iceland | 14.7% of expense |
| 31 | Fiji | 14.6% of expense |
| 32 | South Africa | 14.3% of expense |
| 33 | Cote d'Ivoire | 14.1% of expense |
| 34 | Namibia | 14.1% of expense |
| 35 | El Salvador | 14.1% of expense |
| 36 | Panama | 13.4% of expense |
| 37 | Senegal | 13.2% of expense |
| 38 | Colombia | 13.2% of expense |
| 39 | United States of America | 12.9% of expense |
| 40 | Armenia | 12.7% of expense |
| 41 | United Republic of Tanzania | 12.6% of expense |
| 42 | Guinea | 12.6% of expense |
| 43 | Papua New Guinea | 12.3% of expense |
| 44 | Guatemala | 12.0% of expense |
| 45 | Burkina Faso | 11.9% of expense |
| 46 | Republic of the Congo | 11.5% of expense |
| 47 | Mozambique | 11.3% of expense |
| 48 | Türkiye | 11.0% of expense |
| 49 | Indonesia | 10.9% of expense |
| 50 | Niger | 10.4% of expense |
| 51 | Belize | 10.3% of expense |
| 52 | Myanmar | 10.2% of expense |
| 53 | Zimbabwe | 10.0% of expense |
| 54 | Honduras | 10.0% of expense |
| 55 | Equatorial Guinea | 9.9% of expense |
| 56 | Rwanda | 9.8% of expense |
| 57 | Trinidad and Tobago | 9.6% of expense |
| 58 | Bolivia | 9.5% of expense |
| 59 | Nicaragua | 9.2% of expense |
| 60 | Ethiopia | 9.0% of expense |
| 61 | Maldives | 8.8% of expense |
| 62 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 8.8% of expense |
| 63 | Cape Verde | 8.8% of expense |
| 64 | Paraguay | 8.8% of expense |
| 65 | Kazakhstan | 8.7% of expense |
| 66 | Mali | 8.5% of expense |
| 67 | Mauritius | 8.4% of expense |
| 68 | Morocco | 7.9% of expense |
| 69 | Albania | 7.8% of expense |
| 70 | Cameroon | 7.8% of expense |
| 71 | United Kingdom | 7.8% of expense |
| 72 | Israel | 7.7% of expense |
| 73 | Italy | 7.6% of expense |
| 74 | Canada | 7.6% of expense |
| 75 | Eswatini | 7.6% of expense |
| 76 | Argentina | 7.3% of expense |
| 77 | Greece | 7.3% of expense |
| 78 | Hungary | 6.6% of expense |
| 79 | Tajikistan | 6.4% of expense |
| 80 | Uruguay | 6.4% of expense |
| 81 | Madagascar | 6.3% of expense |
| 82 | Peru | 6.1% of expense |
| 83 | Mongolia | 6.0% of expense |
| 84 | Spain | 5.9% of expense |
| 85 | San Marino | 5.9% of expense |
| 86 | Georgia | 5.9% of expense |
| 87 | Ukraine | 5.8% of expense |
| 88 | Portugal | 5.7% of expense |
| 89 | Thailand | 5.5% of expense |
| 90 | Belarus | 5.4% of expense |
| 91 | Central African Republic | 5.2% of expense |
| 92 | Tunisia | 5.1% of expense |
| 93 | Moldova, Republic of | 5.1% of expense |
| 94 | Poland | 4.8% of expense |
| 95 | Sudan | 4.8% of expense |
| 96 | Ecuador | 4.7% of expense |
| 97 | South Korea | 4.4% of expense |
| 98 | Chile | 4.3% of expense |
| 99 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 4.3% of expense |
| 100 | Croatia | 4.2% of expense |
| 101 | Nepal | 4.1% of expense |
| 102 | Botswana | 4.0% of expense |
| 103 | Serbia | 4.0% of expense |
| 104 | Lesotho | 4.0% of expense |
| 105 | Romania | 3.9% of expense |
| 106 | Saudi Arabia | 3.4% of expense |
| 107 | France | 3.4% of expense |
| 108 | Burundi | 3.3% of expense |
| 109 | Ireland | 3.3% of expense |
| 110 | Belgium | 3.2% of expense |
| 111 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.2% of expense |
| 112 | Czech Republic | 3.1% of expense |
| 113 | Malta | 3.1% of expense |
| 114 | Cyprus | 3.1% of expense |
| 115 | Australia | 3.0% of expense |
| 116 | New Zealand | 3.0% of expense |
| 117 | Vanuatu | 3.0% of expense |
| 118 | Uzbekistan | 2.9% of expense |
| 119 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2.9% of expense |
| 120 | Slovenia | 2.8% of expense |
| 121 | Slovakia | 2.7% of expense |
| 122 | Austria | 2.5% of expense |
| 123 | Russian Federation | 2.4% of expense |
| 124 | United Arab Emirates | 2.3% of expense |
| 125 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.1% of expense |
| 126 | Cambodia | 2.1% of expense |
| 127 | Azerbaijan | 2.1% of expense |
| 128 | Finland | 2.0% of expense |
| 129 | Bhutan | 1.9% of expense |
| 130 | Latvia | 1.9% of expense |
| 131 | Tonga | 1.7% of expense |
| 132 | Samoa | 1.7% of expense |
| 133 | Netherlands | 1.6% of expense |
| 134 | Norway | 1.6% of expense |
| 135 | Lithuania | 1.5% of expense |
| 136 | Denmark | 1.4% of expense |
| 137 | Sweden | 1.4% of expense |
| 138 | Germany | 1.4% of expense |
| 139 | Bulgaria | 1.3% of expense |
| 140 | Solomon Islands | 1.3% of expense |
| 141 | Switzerland | 1.0% of expense |
| 142 | Estonia | 1.0% of expense |
| 143 | Kiribati | 0.8% of expense |
| 144 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 0.7% of expense |
| 145 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.7% of expense |
| 146 | Luxembourg | 0.6% of expense |
| 147 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.6% of expense |
| 148 | Palau | 0.5% of expense |
| 149 | Marshall Islands | 0.5% of expense |
| 150 | Singapore | 0.4% of expense |
| 151 | Somalia | 0.3% of expense |
| 152 | Afghanistan | 0.1% of expense |
| 153 | Timor-Leste | 0.1% of expense |
| 154 | Kuwait | 0.1% of expense |
| 155 | Macao | 0.0% of expense |
| 156 | Iraq | 0.0% of expense |
Showing 156 of 156 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).
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