Share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Maldives
Maldives: Share of government expenditure going to interest payments was 8.84 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Maldives, 1990–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 8.84 for share of government expenditure going to interest payments in 2021. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.3% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Maldives peaked at 8.84 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.34, in 2005.
That places Maldives 59th out of 152 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.67 | — |
| 1991 | 5 | +36.3% |
| 1992 | 3.97 | -20.5% |
| 1993 | 5.05 | +27.0% |
| 1994 | 8.11 | +60.6% |
| 1995 | 8.71 | +7.4% |
| 1996 | 8.48 | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 7.37 | -13.1% |
| 1998 | 6.29 | -14.7% |
| 1999 | 6.39 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 5.67 | -11.2% |
| 2001 | 5.91 | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 6.47 | +9.5% |
| 2003 | 5.76 | -10.9% |
| 2004 | 4.97 | -13.8% |
| 2005 | 3.34 | -32.9% |
| 2006 | 3.55 | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 3.57 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 3.75 | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 7.05 | +87.9% |
| 2010 | 8.02 | +13.7% |
| 2011 | 8 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 6.98 | -12.7% |
| 2015 | 8.01 | +14.7% |
| 2016 | 7.21 | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 7.27 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 7.88 | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 6.86 | -13.0% |
| 2020 | 7.95 | +15.9% |
| 2021 | 8.84 | +11.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.3 | 3.67 | 8.71 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5 | 3.34 | 7.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.53 | 6.86 | 8.02 | 8 |
| 2020s | 8.39 | 7.95 | 8.84 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 56 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 9.54 compare
- 57 Nicaragua 9.21 compare
- 58 Ethiopia 9.03 compare
- 60 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 8.83 compare
- 61 Cape Verde 8.76 compare
- 62 Paraguay 8.76 compare
More reference data data for Maldives
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0004 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Maldives?
- Share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Maldives was 8.84 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of government expenditure going to interest payments recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 8.84 in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of government expenditure going to interest payments recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.34 in 2005.
- How does Maldives rank for share of government expenditure going to interest payments?
- Maldives ranks 59th out of 152 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of government expenditure going to interest payments rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government expenditure going to interest payments. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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