economic2026
Interest payments (% of expense)
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024.
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Key Insights
Global Average
8.3%
Median: 6.0%
Countries Covered
134
with available data
Highest
Sri Lanka
49.4%
Lowest
Timor-Leste
0.1%
Top 5 Countries
1Sri Lanka49.4%
2Ghana32.8%
3Zambia26.5%
4Malawi26.3%
5Brazil24.1%
By Region
Africa16.1%(5 countries)
Asia13.6%(14 countries)
North America12.1%(4 countries)
South America9.4%(7 countries)
Other8.7%(70 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.1%)High (49.4%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 8.3%)
Africa (5)
Asia (14)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Other (70)
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 | 49.4% |
| 2 | Ghana | 32.8% |
| 3 | Zambia | 26.5% |
| 4 | Malawi | 26.3% |
| 5 | Brazil | 24.1% |
| 6 | Bangladesh | 24.0% |
| 7 | India | 23.2% |
| 8 | Jamaica | 22.0% |
| 9 | Gabon | 20.4% |
| 10 | Uganda | 19.5% |
| 11 | Bahrain | 18.9% |
| 12 | Bahamas | 18.4% |
| 13 | Dominican Republic | 17.5% |
| 14 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 17.0% |
| 15 | Costa Rica | 16.7% |
| 16 | Jordan | 16.5% |
| 17 | Kenya | 16.4% |
| 18 | Togo | 16.2% |
| 19 | Mexico | 15.8% |
| 20 | Philippines | 15.3% |
| 21 | Lebanon | 15.2% |
| 22 | Malaysia | 14.9% |
| 23 | Guinea-Bissau | 14.9% |
| 24 | Iceland | 14.7% |
| 25 | Fiji | 14.6% |
| 26 | South Africa | 14.3% |
| 27 | Cote d'Ivoire | 14.1% |
| 28 | Namibia | 14.1% |
| 29 | El Salvador | 14.1% |
| 30 | Panama | 13.4% |
| 31 | Senegal | 13.2% |
| 32 | Colombia | 13.2% |
| 33 | United States of America | 12.9% |
| 34 | Armenia | 12.7% |
| 35 | United Republic of Tanzania | 12.6% |
| 36 | Papua New Guinea | 12.3% |
| 37 | Guatemala | 12.0% |
| 38 | Burkina Faso | 11.9% |
| 39 | Republic of the Congo | 11.5% |
| 40 | Mozambique | 11.3% |
| 41 | Türkiye | 11.0% |
| 42 | Honduras | 10.0% |
| 43 | Equatorial Guinea | 9.9% |
| 44 | Rwanda | 9.8% |
| 45 | Nicaragua | 9.2% |
| 46 | Ethiopia | 9.0% |
| 47 | Maldives | 8.8% |
| 48 | Cape Verde | 8.8% |
| 49 | Paraguay | 8.8% |
| 50 | Kazakhstan | 8.7% |
| 51 | Mali | 8.5% |
| 52 | Mauritius | 8.4% |
| 53 | Morocco | 7.9% |
| 54 | Albania | 7.8% |
| 55 | Cameroon | 7.8% |
| 56 | United Kingdom | 7.8% |
| 57 | Israel | 7.7% |
| 58 | Italy | 7.6% |
| 59 | Canada | 7.6% |
| 60 | Eswatini | 7.6% |
| 61 | Argentina | 7.3% |
| 62 | Greece | 7.3% |
| 63 | Hungary | 6.6% |
| 64 | Tajikistan | 6.4% |
| 65 | Uruguay | 6.4% |
| 66 | Madagascar | 6.3% |
| 67 | Peru | 6.1% |
| 68 | Mongolia | 6.0% |
| 69 | Spain | 5.9% |
| 70 | San Marino | 5.9% |
| 71 | Georgia | 5.9% |
| 72 | Ukraine | 5.8% |
| 73 | Portugal | 5.7% |
| 74 | Thailand | 5.5% |
| 75 | Belarus | 5.4% |
| 76 | Central African Republic | 5.2% |
| 77 | Moldova, Republic of | 5.1% |
| 78 | Poland | 4.8% |
| 79 | Ecuador | 4.7% |
| 80 | South Korea | 4.4% |
| 81 | Chile | 4.3% |
| 82 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 4.3% |
| 83 | Croatia | 4.2% |
| 84 | Nepal | 4.1% |
| 85 | Botswana | 4.0% |
| 86 | Serbia | 4.0% |
| 87 | Lesotho | 4.0% |
| 88 | Romania | 3.9% |
| 89 | Saudi Arabia | 3.4% |
| 90 | France | 3.4% |
| 91 | Burundi | 3.3% |
| 92 | Ireland | 3.3% |
| 93 | Belgium | 3.2% |
| 94 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.2% |
| 95 | Czech Republic | 3.1% |
| 96 | Malta | 3.1% |
| 97 | Cyprus | 3.1% |
| 98 | Australia | 3.0% |
| 99 | New Zealand | 3.0% |
| 100 | Vanuatu | 3.0% |
| 101 | Uzbekistan | 2.9% |
| 102 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2.9% |
| 103 | Slovenia | 2.8% |
| 104 | Slovakia | 2.7% |
| 105 | Austria | 2.5% |
| 106 | Russian Federation | 2.4% |
| 107 | United Arab Emirates | 2.3% |
| 108 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.1% |
| 109 | Cambodia | 2.1% |
| 110 | Azerbaijan | 2.1% |
| 111 | Finland | 2.0% |
| 112 | Bhutan | 1.9% |
| 113 | Latvia | 1.9% |
| 114 | Tonga | 1.7% |
| 115 | Samoa | 1.7% |
| 116 | Netherlands | 1.6% |
| 117 | Norway | 1.6% |
| 118 | Lithuania | 1.5% |
| 119 | Denmark | 1.4% |
| 120 | Sweden | 1.4% |
| 121 | Germany | 1.4% |
| 122 | Bulgaria | 1.3% |
| 123 | Solomon Islands | 1.3% |
| 124 | Switzerland | 1.0% |
| 125 | Estonia | 1.0% |
| 126 | Kiribati | 0.8% |
| 127 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.7% |
| 128 | Luxembourg | 0.6% |
| 129 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.6% |
| 130 | Palau | 0.5% |
| 131 | Marshall Islands | 0.5% |
| 132 | Singapore | 0.4% |
| 133 | Somalia | 0.3% |
| 134 | Timor-Leste | 0.1% |
Showing 134 of 134 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).
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