Share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Serbia

Serbia: Share of government expenditure going to interest payments was 4 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
4
Change on year
down 8.3%
World rank
101st
of 152 countries
All-time high
7.37
in 2016
All-time low
1.46
in 2008
Years of data
16
2007–2022

Share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Serbia, 2007–2022

24682007201420222007: 22008: 1.52009: 1.92010: 2.72011: 3.32012: 4.62013: 5.52014: 6.52015: 7.32016: 7.42017: 6.72018: 5.82019: 5.32020: 4.32021: 4.42022: 4

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2022, share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Serbia stood at 4.

That represents a change of down 8.3% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Serbia peaked at 7.37 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.46, in 2008.

That places Serbia 101st out of 152 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Serbia, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 1.96
2008 1.46 -25.6%
2009 1.93 +32.6%
2010 2.74 +42.0%
2011 3.29 +20.2%
2012 4.56 +38.5%
2013 5.48 +20.2%
2014 6.52 +18.9%
2015 7.3 +12.0%
2016 7.37 +0.9%
2017 6.69 -9.2%
2018 5.82 -13.1%
2019 5.34 -8.2%
2020 4.26 -20.4%
2021 4.36 +2.4%
2022 4 -8.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.78 1.46 1.96 3
2010s 5.51 2.74 7.37 10
2020s 4.2 4 4.36 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Serbia?
Share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Serbia was 4 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of government expenditure going to interest payments recorded in Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 7.37 in 2016.
What is the lowest share of government expenditure going to interest payments recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.46 in 2008.
How does Serbia rank for share of government expenditure going to interest payments?
Serbia ranks 101st out of 152 countries with data for 2022.
Is share of government expenditure going to interest payments rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Serbia 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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