economic2026
Interest payments (% of revenue)
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024.
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Key Insights
Global Average
9.2%
Median: 5.8%
Countries Covered
138
with available data
Highest
Sri Lanka
79.9%
Lowest
Nauru
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Sri Lanka79.9%
2Malawi35.8%
3India34.0%
4Bahrain31.9%
5Brazil30.1%
By Region
Africa18.3%(6 countries)
Asia15.4%(15 countries)
North America15.3%(4 countries)
South America10.8%(7 countries)
Other8.9%(72 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0%)High (79.9%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 9.2%)
Africa (6)
Asia (15)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Other (72)
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 World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sri Lanka | 79.9% |
| 2 | Malawi | 35.8% |
| 3 | India | 34.0% |
| 4 | Bahrain | 31.9% |
| 5 | Brazil | 30.1% |
| 6 | Panama | 28.9% |
| 7 | Zambia | 28.3% |
| 8 | Angola | 25.2% |
| 9 | Kenya | 24.3% |
| 10 | Jamaica | 22.4% |
| 11 | Ghana | 21.6% |
| 12 | Uganda | 21.0% |
| 13 | Guinea-Bissau | 21.0% |
| 14 | Bangladesh | 20.8% |
| 15 | United States of America | 20.3% |
| 16 | Mexico | 20.0% |
| 17 | Bahamas | 20.0% |
| 18 | Dominican Republic | 19.3% |
| 19 | Gabon | 18.9% |
| 20 | Jordan | 18.6% |
| 21 | South Africa | 18.2% |
| 22 | Cote d'Ivoire | 18.0% |
| 23 | Philippines | 17.3% |
| 24 | Costa Rica | 16.6% |
| 25 | Malaysia | 15.6% |
| 26 | Mozambique | 15.1% |
| 27 | Iceland | 14.9% |
| 28 | Namibia | 14.7% |
| 29 | El Salvador | 14.3% |
| 30 | Papua New Guinea | 14.2% |
| 31 | Togo | 14.0% |
| 32 | Colombia | 13.9% |
| 33 | United Republic of Tanzania | 13.9% |
| 34 | Fiji | 13.9% |
| 35 | Ethiopia | 12.6% |
| 36 | Armenia | 12.6% |
| 37 | Guatemala | 12.5% |
| 38 | Senegal | 12.3% |
| 39 | Hungary | 12.2% |
| 40 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 11.8% |
| 41 | Türkiye | 11.7% |
| 42 | Cape Verde | 10.9% |
| 43 | Honduras | 10.6% |
| 44 | Mauritius | 10.4% |
| 45 | Paraguay | 10.3% |
| 46 | Maldives | 9.7% |
| 47 | Burkina Faso | 9.7% |
| 48 | Israel | 9.4% |
| 49 | Italy | 9.4% |
| 50 | Republic of the Congo | 9.0% |
| 51 | Kazakhstan | 9.0% |
| 52 | Argentina | 8.5% |
| 53 | Canada | 8.4% |
| 54 | United Kingdom | 8.3% |
| 55 | Ukraine | 8.3% |
| 56 | Nepal | 8.0% |
| 57 | Morocco | 8.0% |
| 58 | Rwanda | 7.7% |
| 59 | Mali | 7.6% |
| 60 | Greece | 7.5% |
| 61 | Albania | 7.4% |
| 62 | Eswatini | 7.4% |
| 63 | Romania | 7.3% |
| 64 | Nicaragua | 7.0% |
| 65 | Uruguay | 6.9% |
| 66 | Cameroon | 6.8% |
| 67 | Peru | 6.6% |
| 68 | Spain | 6.5% |
| 69 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 5.9% |
| 70 | Thailand | 5.8% |
| 71 | Moldova, Republic of | 5.6% |
| 72 | Georgia | 5.5% |
| 73 | Lebanon | 5.4% |
| 74 | Portugal | 5.4% |
| 75 | South Korea | 5.3% |
| 76 | Chile | 5.2% |
| 77 | Poland | 5.2% |
| 78 | San Marino | 5.0% |
| 79 | Madagascar | 4.8% |
| 80 | Ecuador | 4.7% |
| 81 | New Zealand | 4.7% |
| 82 | Belgium | 4.5% |
| 83 | Mongolia | 4.3% |
| 84 | France | 4.2% |
| 85 | Central African Republic | 4.2% |
| 86 | Croatia | 4.2% |
| 87 | Belarus | 4.2% |
| 88 | Equatorial Guinea | 4.2% |
| 89 | Serbia | 3.6% |
| 90 | Saudi Arabia | 3.5% |
| 91 | Slovakia | 3.5% |
| 92 | Lesotho | 3.5% |
| 93 | Malta | 3.5% |
| 94 | Czech Republic | 3.5% |
| 95 | People's Republic of China | 3.4% |
| 96 | Botswana | 3.4% |
| 97 | Uzbekistan | 3.3% |
| 98 | Austria | 3.1% |
| 99 | Australia | 3.1% |
| 100 | United Arab Emirates | 3.0% |
| 101 | Tajikistan | 2.9% |
| 102 | Finland | 2.9% |
| 103 | Slovenia | 2.9% |
| 104 | Cyprus | 2.8% |
| 105 | Latvia | 2.7% |
| 106 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2.7% |
| 107 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.6% |
| 108 | Germany | 2.5% |
| 109 | Vanuatu | 2.4% |
| 110 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.4% |
| 111 | Russian Federation | 2.4% |
| 112 | Burundi | 2.4% |
| 113 | Ireland | 2.3% |
| 114 | Lithuania | 1.9% |
| 115 | Cambodia | 1.8% |
| 116 | Netherlands | 1.7% |
| 117 | Norway | 1.6% |
| 118 | Bhutan | 1.5% |
| 119 | Andorra | 1.5% |
| 120 | Solomon Islands | 1.5% |
| 121 | Denmark | 1.4% |
| 122 | Bulgaria | 1.4% |
| 123 | Estonia | 1.4% |
| 124 | Tonga | 1.3% |
| 125 | Samoa | 1.2% |
| 126 | Sweden | 1.1% |
| 127 | Switzerland | 0.9% |
| 128 | Azerbaijan | 0.9% |
| 129 | Kiribati | 0.7% |
| 130 | Somalia | 0.6% |
| 131 | Luxembourg | 0.6% |
| 132 | Palau | 0.6% |
| 133 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.5% |
| 134 | Singapore | 0.5% |
| 135 | Marshall Islands | 0.4% |
| 136 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.4% |
| 137 | Timor-Leste | 0.1% |
| 138 | Nauru | 0.0% |
Showing 138 of 138 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).
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