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

Latest (2023)
14.1%
Change on year
up 18.7%
World rank
32nd
of 152 countries
All-time high
25.4%
in 2001
All-time low
6.2%
in 2014
Years of data
23
2001–2023

Share of government spending going to interest payments in Côte d'Ivoire, 2001–2023

5101520252001201220232001: 25.4 % of expense2002: 23.3 % of expense2003: 17.1 % of expense2004: 14.9 % of expense2005: 13.3 % of expense2006: 10.2 % of expense2007: 11.3 % of expense2008: 10.9 % of expense2009: 10.1 % of expense2010: 10.6 % of expense2011: 13.2 % of expense2012: 11.1 % of expense2013: 10.2 % of expense2014: 6.2 % of expense2015: 8.2 % of expense2016: 9.4 % of expense2017: 8.3 % of expense2018: 9.1 % of expense2019: 10.8 % of expense2020: 11.4 % of expense2021: 11.9 % of expense2022: 11.9 % of expense2023: 14.1 % of expense

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

Annual values for Share of government spending going to interest payments in Côte d'Ivoire, 2001 to 2023.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Côte d'Ivoire

  1. 29 Iceland 14.7% compare
  2. 30 Fiji 14.6% compare
  3. 31 South Africa 14.3% compare
  4. 33 Namibia 14.1% compare
  5. 34 El Salvador 14.1% compare
  6. 35 Panama 13.4% compare

See the full ranking of 152 places →

More reference data data for Côte d'Ivoire

All data for Côte d'Ivoire →

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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Share of government spending going to interest payments in Côte d'Ivoire. Statizoid, drawing on International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 30 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/share-of-government-expenditure-going-to-interest-payments/cote-d-ivoire/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/share-of-government-expenditure-going-to-interest-payments/cote-d-ivoire/">Share of government spending going to interest payments in Côte d'Ivoire</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Share of government spending going to interest payments
Unit
% of expense
Source
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
152 places, 4,278 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

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.