Graph and download economic data for Federal government current expenditures: Interest payments (A091RC1Q027SBEA) from Q1 1947 to Q1 2025 about payments, expenditures, federal, government, interest, GDP, and USA.

Developing countries pay the highest interest payments on public debt as a share of their gross domestic product (GDP), with Zambia paying the highest rate at ***** percent. Many developing countries rely on public debt to finance key investments, but a high debt burden means that funds need to be allocated to debt repayments.

In 2019, Interest Payments on Government Debt in Zambia jumped by 33.9points from a year earlier.

In 2023, the U.S. government spent a total of 875 billion U.S. dollars on interest of public debt. 497 billion U.S. dollars was on interest for debt held by the public.

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Graph and download economic data for Government current expenditures: Interest payments (A180RC1Q027SBEA) from Q1 1947 to Q2 2025 about payments, expenditures, government, interest, GDP, and USA.

This graph shows public expenditure on debt interest payments in China from 2016 to 2024. In 2024, total public expenditure on debt interest payments in China amounted to around **** trillion yuan.

China External Debt: INT: Interest Payments: Long-Term data was reported at 9.259 USD bn in 2031. This records a decrease from the previous number of 21.132 USD bn for 2030. China External Debt: INT: Interest Payments: Long-Term data is updated yearly, averaging 5.555 USD bn from Dec 1981 (Median) to 2031, with 51 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 49.845 USD bn in 2023 and a record low of 517.967 USD mn in 1981. China External Debt: INT: Interest Payments: Long-Term data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s China – Table CN.World Bank.IDS: External Debt: Disbursements and Interest Payment: Annual. Interest payments on long-term debt are actual amounts of interest paid by the borrower in currency, goods, or services in the year specified. Long-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year and that is owed to nonresidents by residents of an economy and repayable in currency, goods, or services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Interest payments (% of expense) in France was reported at 3.3728 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. France - Interest payments (% of expense) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Germany DE: Expenditure: Interest Payments data was reported at 16,690.000 EUR mn in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 10,407.000 EUR mn for 2021. Germany DE: Expenditure: Interest Payments data is updated yearly, averaging 20,492.000 EUR mn from Dec 1972 (Median) to 2022, with 51 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 45,812.000 EUR mn in 1998 and a record low of 1,559.440 EUR mn in 1972. Germany DE: Expenditure: Interest Payments data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.World Bank.WDI: Government Revenue, Expenditure and Finance. Interest payments include interest payments on government debt--including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments--to domestic and foreign residents.;International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.;;

Interest Payments on Government Debt in the United Kingdom increased to 16428 GBP Million in June from 7625 GBP Million in May of 2025. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for the United Kingdom Interest Payments On Government Debt.

Graph and download economic data for Federal Outlays: Interest as Percent of Gross Domestic Product (FYOIGDA188S) from 1940 to 2024 about outlays, federal, percent, interest, GDP, and USA.

Interest payments (% of revenue) in Greece was reported at 7.4616 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Greece - Interest payments (% of revenue) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Among the largest economies worldwide, Italy has the highest public debt interest payment to gross domestic product (GDP) ratio. In 2023, Italy paid *** percent of its GDP in public debt interest payments. Among the countries in the list, Japan had the lowest public debt interest payment to GDP ratio, at **** percent.

A dataset of mentions, growth rate, and total volume of the keyphrase 'National Debt Interest Payments' over time.

CN: External Debt: INT: Interest Payments: Short-Term data was reported at 81.771 USD bn in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 56.330 USD bn for 2022. CN: External Debt: INT: Interest Payments: Short-Term data is updated yearly, averaging 2.380 USD bn from Dec 1982 (Median) to 2023, with 42 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 81.771 USD bn in 2023 and a record low of 248.000 USD mn in 1982. CN: External Debt: INT: Interest Payments: Short-Term data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s China – Table CN.World Bank.IDS: External Debt: Disbursements and Interest Payment: Annual. Interest payments on short-term debt are actual amounts of interest paid by the borrower in currency, goods, or services in the year specified. This item includes interest paid on long-term debt, IMF charges, and interest paid on short-term debt. Short-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original maturity of one year or less. Available data permit no distinction between public and private nonguaranteed short-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Interest payments (% of revenue) in Brazil was reported at 30.84 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Brazil - Interest payments (% of revenue) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Interest payments (% of revenue) in Germany was reported at 1.4766 % in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Germany - Interest payments (% of revenue) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

India IN: External Debt: INT: Interest Payments: Long-Term data was reported at 7.546 USD bn in 2031. This records a decrease from the previous number of 9.450 USD bn for 2030. India IN: External Debt: INT: Interest Payments: Long-Term data is updated yearly, averaging 4.214 USD bn from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2031, with 62 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 22.710 USD bn in 2024 and a record low of 223.220 USD mn in 1971. India IN: External Debt: INT: Interest Payments: Long-Term data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s India – Table IN.World Bank.IDS: External Debt: Disbursements and Interest Payment: Annual. Interest payments on long-term debt are actual amounts of interest paid by the borrower in currency, goods, or services in the year specified. Long-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year and that is owed to nonresidents by residents of an economy and repayable in currency, goods, or services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Interest payments (% of revenue) in Argentina was reported at 8.5977 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Argentina - Interest payments (% of revenue) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Interest payments (% of revenue) in Egypt was reported at 33.25 % in 2015, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Egypt - Interest payments (% of revenue) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.