Countries by Interest payments (% of revenue) (2023)

Interest payments (% of revenue) in 2023: highest in Sri Lanka (79.87%), lowest in Nauru (0.05%), median 5.95% across the 108 countries in this dataset, according to World Bank.

Browse Interest payments (% of revenue) (measured in %) across 201 countries and regions. Select a country to view an interactive chart with historical data, cross-country comparison, and trend analysis. All data sourced from World Bank.

Unit: %201 countries and regionsSource: World Bank

Data updated:8 Oct 2026Last checked:12 Nov 2026Frequency:AnnualCoverage:1972–2024

Highest Interest payments (% of revenue), 2023

1.Sri Lanka79.87%
2.Brazil30.84%
3.Malawi29.13%
4.Zambia28.47%
5.Kenya24.28%
6.Angola23.67%
7.Ghana21.58%
8.Panama21.14%
9.Uganda20.83%
10.The Bahamas20.07%

Lowest Interest payments (% of revenue), 2023

99.Denmark1.24%
100.Norway1.03%
101.Estonia0.96%
102.Switzerland0.95%
103.Solomon Islands0.82%
104.Kiribati0.71%
105.Luxembourg0.59%
106.Singapore0.42%
107.Somalia0.1%
108.Nauru0.05%

All 108 ranked countries, 2023— select a country to view interactive chart

Click any country to open an interactive chart with historical Interest payments (% of revenue) trends. You can compare multiple countries, switch time ranges, and download chart images for reports and presentations.

Sri LankaRank 1 of 108 BrazilRank 2 of 108 MalawiRank 3 of 108 ZambiaRank 4 of 108 KenyaRank 5 of 108 AngolaRank 6 of 108 GhanaRank 7 of 108 PanamaRank 8 of 108 UgandaRank 9 of 108 The BahamasRank 10 of 108 JordanRank 11 of 108 Dominican RepublicRank 12 of 108 MexicoRank 13 of 108 Cote d'IvoireRank 14 of 108 United StatesRank 15 of 108 Guinea-BissauRank 16 of 108 South AfricaRank 17 of 108 FijiRank 18 of 108 PhilippinesRank 19 of 108 Costa RicaRank 20 of 108 IcelandRank 21 of 108 MalaysiaRank 22 of 108 NamibiaRank 23 of 108 El SalvadorRank 24 of 108 TogoRank 25 of 108 Papua New GuineaRank 26 of 108 ColombiaRank 27 of 108 MozambiqueRank 28 of 108 TanzaniaRank 29 of 108 GuatemalaRank 30 of 108 SenegalRank 31 of 108 HungaryRank 32 of 108 ArmeniaRank 33 of 108 TurkeyRank 34 of 108 Burkina FasoRank 35 of 108 EthiopiaRank 36 of 108 MauritiusRank 37 of 108 ParaguayRank 38 of 108 United KingdomRank 39 of 108 IsraelRank 40 of 108 KazakhstanRank 41 of 108 ItalyRank 42 of 108 ArgentinaRank 43 of 108 NepalRank 44 of 108 MoroccoRank 45 of 108 UkraineRank 46 of 108 RwandaRank 47 of 108 GreeceRank 48 of 108 CanadaRank 49 of 108 AlbaniaRank 50 of 108 NicaraguaRank 51 of 108 UruguayRank 52 of 108 SpainRank 53 of 108 RomaniaRank 54 of 108 San MarinoRank 55 of 108 ThailandRank 56 of 108 MoldovaRank 57 of 108 PortugalRank 58 of 108 MadagascarRank 59 of 108 PolandRank 60 of 108 GeorgiaRank 61 of 108 BelarusRank 62 of 108 North MacedoniaRank 63 of 108 ChileRank 64 of 108 South KoreaRank 65 of 108 MongoliaRank 66 of 108 CroatiaRank 67 of 108 New ZealandRank 68 of 108 BelgiumRank 69 of 108 FranceRank 70 of 108 LesothoRank 71 of 108 Czech RepublicRank 72 of 108 BotswanaRank 73 of 108 MaltaRank 74 of 108 UzbekistanRank 75 of 108 Saudi ArabiaRank 76 of 108 TajikistanRank 77 of 108 CyprusRank 78 of 108 IrelandRank 79 of 108 SloveniaRank 80 of 108 SlovakiaRank 81 of 108 AustriaRank 82 of 108 VanuatuRank 83 of 108 Kyrgyz RepublicRank 84 of 108 FinlandRank 85 of 108 GermanyRank 86 of 108 Bosnia and HerzegovinaRank 87 of 108 United Arab EmiratesRank 88 of 108 LatviaRank 89 of 108 CambodiaRank 90 of 108 AndorraRank 91 of 108 AzerbaijanRank 92 of 108 NetherlandsRank 93 of 108 LithuaniaRank 94 of 108 SwedenRank 95 of 108 BulgariaRank 96 of 108 TongaRank 97 of 108 SamoaRank 98 of 108 DenmarkRank 99 of 108 NorwayRank 100 of 108 EstoniaRank 101 of 108 SwitzerlandRank 102 of 108 Solomon IslandsRank 103 of 108 KiribatiRank 104 of 108 LuxembourgRank 105 of 108 SingaporeRank 106 of 108 SomaliaRank 107 of 108 NauruRank 108 of 108

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Countries by Interest payments (% of revenue) (2023)

Highest Interest payments (% of revenue), 2023

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All 108 ranked countries, 2023— select a country to view interactive chart

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