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Interest payments (% of revenue) — series 2

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

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Key Insights

Global Average
9.2%
Median: 6.7%
Countries Covered
160
with available data
Highest
Sri Lanka
79.9%
Lowest
Iraq
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Sri Lanka79.9%
2Malawi35.8%
3India34.0%
4Egypt33.3%
5Bahrain31.9%
By Region
Africa20.4%(7 countries)
North America15.3%(4 countries)
Asia12.4%(20 countries)
South America10.8%(7 countries)
Other9.1%(88 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 (7)
North America (4)
Asia (20)
South America (7)
Other (88)
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 World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. 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
1Sri Lanka79.9%
2Malawi35.8%
3India34.0%
4Egypt33.3%
5Bahrain31.9%
6Brazil30.1%
7Panama28.9%
8Zambia28.3%
9Barbados25.6%
10Angola25.2%
11Kenya24.3%
12Jamaica22.4%
13Ghana21.6%
14Uganda21.0%
15Guinea-Bissau21.0%
16Bangladesh20.8%
17United States of America20.3%
18Mexico20.0%
19Bahamas20.0%
20Dominican Republic19.3%
21Gabon18.9%
22Jordan18.6%
23South Africa18.2%
24Cote d'Ivoire18.0%
25Philippines17.3%
26Costa Rica16.6%
27Malaysia15.6%
28Mozambique15.1%
29Iceland14.9%
30Namibia14.7%
31El Salvador14.3%
32Republic of The Gambia14.3%
33Papua New Guinea14.2%
34Seychelles14.1%
35Togo14.0%
36Colombia13.9%
37United Republic of Tanzania13.9%
38Fiji13.9%
39Saint Lucia13.6%
40Zimbabwe13.5%
41Trinidad and Tobago13.2%
42Ethiopia12.6%
43Armenia12.6%
44Guatemala12.5%
45Senegal12.3%
46Hungary12.2%
47Lao People's Democratic Republic11.8%
48Türkiye11.7%
49Indonesia11.1%
50Cape Verde10.9%
51Honduras10.6%
52Mauritius10.4%
53Paraguay10.3%
54Maldives9.7%
55Burkina Faso9.7%
56Myanmar9.6%
57Belize9.4%
58Israel9.4%
59Italy9.4%
60Republic of the Congo9.0%
61Kazakhstan9.0%
62Argentina8.5%
63Canada8.4%
64United Kingdom8.3%
65Ukraine8.3%
66Saint Vincent and the Grenadines8.1%
67Nepal8.0%
68Morocco8.0%
69Bolivia8.0%
70Rwanda7.7%
71Mali7.6%
72Greece7.5%
73Albania7.4%
74Eswatini7.4%
75Guinea7.4%
76Romania7.3%
77Niger7.2%
78Nicaragua7.0%
79Uruguay6.9%
80Cameroon6.8%
81Peru6.6%
82Spain6.5%
83The Republic of North Macedonia5.9%
84Thailand5.8%
85Moldova, Republic of5.6%
86Tunisia5.6%
87Georgia5.5%
88Lebanon5.4%
89Portugal5.4%
90South Korea5.3%
91Chile5.2%
92Poland5.2%
93Sudan5.1%
94San Marino5.0%
95Madagascar4.8%
96Ecuador4.7%
97New Zealand4.7%
98Belgium4.5%
99Mongolia4.3%
100France4.2%
101Central African Republic4.2%
102Croatia4.2%
103Belarus4.2%
104Equatorial Guinea4.2%
105Kuwait3.9%
106Serbia3.6%
107Saudi Arabia3.5%
108Slovakia3.5%
109Lesotho3.5%
110Malta3.5%
111Czech Republic3.5%
112People's Republic of China3.4%
113Botswana3.4%
114Uzbekistan3.3%
115Austria3.1%
116Australia3.1%
117United Arab Emirates3.0%
118Tajikistan2.9%
119Finland2.9%
120Slovenia2.9%
121Cyprus2.8%
122Latvia2.7%
123Saint Kitts and Nevis2.7%
124Kyrgyzstan2.6%
125Germany2.5%
126Vanuatu2.4%
127Bosnia and Herzegovina2.4%
128Russian Federation2.4%
129Burundi2.4%
130Ireland2.3%
131Lithuania1.9%
132Cambodia1.8%
133Netherlands1.7%
134Norway1.6%
135Bhutan1.5%
136Andorra1.5%
137Solomon Islands1.5%
138Denmark1.4%
139Bulgaria1.4%
140Estonia1.4%
141Tonga1.3%
142Samoa1.2%
143Sweden1.1%
144Switzerland0.9%
145Azerbaijan0.9%
146Benin0.8%
147Kiribati0.7%
148Somalia0.6%
149Luxembourg0.6%
150Palau0.6%
151Islamic Republic of Iran0.6%
152Democratic Republic of the Congo0.5%
153Singapore0.5%
154Marshall Islands0.4%
155Micronesia, Federated States of0.4%
156Timor-Leste0.1%
157Afghanistan0.1%
158Nauru0.0%
159Macao0.0%
160Iraq0.0%
Showing 160 of 160 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2024).

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