Countries by Interest payments (% of expense) (2022)

Interest payments (% of expense) in 2022: highest in Sri Lanka (41.32%), lowest in Timor-Leste (0.13%), median 5.22% across the 108 countries in this dataset, according to World Bank.

Browse Interest payments (% of expense) (measured in %) across 197 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: %197 countries and regionsSource: World Bank

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

Highest Interest payments (% of expense), 2022

1.Sri Lanka41.32%
2.Ghana32.79%
3.Malawi26.35%
4.Brazil24.6%
5.India23.23%
6.Uganda18.01%
7.The Bahamas17.79%
8.Kenya17.11%
9.Lao PDR16.99%
10.Costa Rica15.93%

Lowest Interest payments (% of expense), 2022

99.Lithuania1.01%
100.Bulgaria0.93%
101.Norway0.88%
102.Kiribati0.82%
103.Switzerland0.71%
104.DR Congo0.68%
105.Singapore0.45%
106.Luxembourg0.35%
107.Estonia0.31%
108.Timor-Leste0.13%

All 108 ranked countries, 2022— select a country to view interactive chart

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

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

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