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Interest payments (% of expense) — 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
8.7%
Median: 6.5%
Countries Covered
156
with available data
Highest
Sri Lanka
49.4%
Lowest
Iraq
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Sri Lanka49.4%
2Ghana32.8%
3Angola31.9%
4Zambia26.5%
5Malawi26.3%
By Region
Africa19.5%(7 countries)
North America12.1%(4 countries)
Asia10.7%(19 countries)
South America9.4%(7 countries)
Other9.1%(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%)High (49.4%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 8.7%)

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 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 Lanka49.4%
2Ghana32.8%
3Angola31.9%
4Zambia26.5%
5Malawi26.3%
6Egypt24.2%
7Brazil24.1%
8Bangladesh24.0%
9India23.2%
10Barbados22.5%
11Jamaica22.0%
12Republic of The Gambia21.4%
13Gabon20.4%
14Seychelles19.7%
15Uganda19.5%
16Bahrain18.9%
17Bahamas18.4%
18Dominican Republic17.5%
19Lao People's Democratic Republic17.0%
20Costa Rica16.7%
21Jordan16.5%
22Kenya16.4%
23Togo16.2%
24Saint Lucia16.1%
25Mexico15.8%
26Philippines15.3%
27Lebanon15.2%
28Malaysia14.9%
29Guinea-Bissau14.9%
30Iceland14.7%
31Fiji14.6%
32South Africa14.3%
33Cote d'Ivoire14.1%
34Namibia14.1%
35El Salvador14.1%
36Panama13.4%
37Senegal13.2%
38Colombia13.2%
39United States of America12.9%
40Armenia12.7%
41United Republic of Tanzania12.6%
42Guinea12.6%
43Papua New Guinea12.3%
44Guatemala12.0%
45Burkina Faso11.9%
46Republic of the Congo11.5%
47Mozambique11.3%
48Türkiye11.0%
49Indonesia10.9%
50Niger10.4%
51Belize10.3%
52Myanmar10.2%
53Zimbabwe10.0%
54Honduras10.0%
55Equatorial Guinea9.9%
56Rwanda9.8%
57Trinidad and Tobago9.6%
58Bolivia9.5%
59Nicaragua9.2%
60Ethiopia9.0%
61Maldives8.8%
62Saint Vincent and the Grenadines8.8%
63Cape Verde8.8%
64Paraguay8.8%
65Kazakhstan8.7%
66Mali8.5%
67Mauritius8.4%
68Morocco7.9%
69Albania7.8%
70Cameroon7.8%
71United Kingdom7.8%
72Israel7.7%
73Italy7.6%
74Canada7.6%
75Eswatini7.6%
76Argentina7.3%
77Greece7.3%
78Hungary6.6%
79Tajikistan6.4%
80Uruguay6.4%
81Madagascar6.3%
82Peru6.1%
83Mongolia6.0%
84Spain5.9%
85San Marino5.9%
86Georgia5.9%
87Ukraine5.8%
88Portugal5.7%
89Thailand5.5%
90Belarus5.4%
91Central African Republic5.2%
92Tunisia5.1%
93Moldova, Republic of5.1%
94Poland4.8%
95Sudan4.8%
96Ecuador4.7%
97South Korea4.4%
98Chile4.3%
99The Republic of North Macedonia4.3%
100Croatia4.2%
101Nepal4.1%
102Botswana4.0%
103Serbia4.0%
104Lesotho4.0%
105Romania3.9%
106Saudi Arabia3.4%
107France3.4%
108Burundi3.3%
109Ireland3.3%
110Belgium3.2%
111Kyrgyzstan3.2%
112Czech Republic3.1%
113Malta3.1%
114Cyprus3.1%
115Australia3.0%
116New Zealand3.0%
117Vanuatu3.0%
118Uzbekistan2.9%
119Saint Kitts and Nevis2.9%
120Slovenia2.8%
121Slovakia2.7%
122Austria2.5%
123Russian Federation2.4%
124United Arab Emirates2.3%
125Bosnia and Herzegovina2.1%
126Cambodia2.1%
127Azerbaijan2.1%
128Finland2.0%
129Bhutan1.9%
130Latvia1.9%
131Tonga1.7%
132Samoa1.7%
133Netherlands1.6%
134Norway1.6%
135Lithuania1.5%
136Denmark1.4%
137Sweden1.4%
138Germany1.4%
139Bulgaria1.3%
140Solomon Islands1.3%
141Switzerland1.0%
142Estonia1.0%
143Kiribati0.8%
144Islamic Republic of Iran0.7%
145Democratic Republic of the Congo0.7%
146Luxembourg0.6%
147Micronesia, Federated States of0.6%
148Palau0.5%
149Marshall Islands0.5%
150Singapore0.4%
151Somalia0.3%
152Afghanistan0.1%
153Timor-Leste0.1%
154Kuwait0.1%
155Macao0.0%
156Iraq0.0%
Showing 156 of 156 countries

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Data Source

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

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