Share of government spending going to interest payments in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire: Share of government spending going to interest payments was 14.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of government spending going to interest payments in Côte d'Ivoire, 2001–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Côte d'Ivoire recorded 14.1% for share of government spending going to interest payments in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.7% on the previous year and up 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government spending going to interest payments in Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 25.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2014.
That places Côte d'Ivoire 32nd out of 152 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Share of government spending going to interest payments in Côte d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 25.4% | — |
| 2002 | 23.3% | -8.2% |
| 2003 | 17.1% | -26.6% |
| 2004 | 14.9% | -13.4% |
| 2005 | 13.3% | -10.6% |
| 2006 | 10.2% | -22.9% |
| 2007 | 11.3% | +10.6% |
| 2008 | 10.9% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 10.1% | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 10.6% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 13.2% | +24.7% |
| 2012 | 11.1% | -15.9% |
| 2013 | 10.2% | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 6.2% | -39.2% |
| 2015 | 8.2% | +31.1% |
| 2016 | 9.4% | +14.7% |
| 2017 | 8.3% | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 9.1% | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 10.8% | +19.2% |
| 2020 | 11.4% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 11.9% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 11.9% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 14.1% | +18.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.2% | 10.1% | 25.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 6.2% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 11.4% | 14.1% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of government spending going to interest payments in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Share of government spending going to interest payments in Côte d'Ivoire was 14.1% in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of government spending going to interest payments recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 25.4% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of government spending going to interest payments recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2014.
- How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for share of government spending going to interest payments?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 32nd out of 152 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of government spending going to interest payments rising or falling in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Côte d'Ivoire data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government spending going to interest payments. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Interest expenditures on government debt, as share of total central government expenditures. Interest expenditures on government debt include payments on long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments.