Share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Myanmar

Myanmar: Share of government expenditure going to interest payments was 10.23 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
10.23
Change on year
down 11.6%
World rank
50th
of 152 countries
All-time high
12.62
in 2012
All-time low
7
in 2015
Years of data
8
2012–2019

Share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Myanmar, 2012–2019

0510152012201520192012: 12.62013: 9.42014: 8.22015: 72016: 8.52017: 8.72018: 11.62019: 10.2

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Myanmar recorded 10.23 for share of government expenditure going to interest payments in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.6% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.

Myanmar ranks 50th of 152 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Myanmar, year by year

Annual values for Share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Myanmar, 2012 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2012 12.62
2013 9.45 -25.2%
2014 8.17 -13.5%
2015 7 -14.4%
2016 8.53 +21.8%
2017 8.75 +2.5%
2018 11.58 +32.4%
2019 10.23 -11.6%

Countries ranked near Myanmar

  1. 47 Indonesia 10.89
  2. 48 Niger 10.39
  3. 49 Belize 10.34 compare
  4. 51 Zimbabwe 9.96 compare
  5. 52 Honduras 9.95 compare
  6. 53 Equatorial Guinea 9.94 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Myanmar?
Share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Myanmar was 10.23 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of government expenditure going to interest payments recorded in Myanmar?
The highest recorded value was 12.62 in 2012.
What is the lowest share of government expenditure going to interest payments recorded in Myanmar?
The lowest recorded value was 7 in 2015.
How does Myanmar rank for share of government expenditure going to interest payments?
Myanmar ranks 50th out of 152 countries with data for 2019.
Is share of government expenditure going to interest payments rising or falling in Myanmar?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Myanmar 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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Indicator
Share of government expenditure going to interest payments
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
152 places, 4,278 data points, 1972–2024
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