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South Africa - Interest Payments to Revenue 2017

Name: South Africa Interest Payments to Revenue 2017
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Interest payments as % of revenue · World Bank

12.12% +0.83pp from 2016 Global rank: 115th

South Africa's interest payments to revenue was 12.12% in 2017, increased +0.83pp from 11.29% in 2016. This was the 115th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2017▾

Interest Payments to Revenue by Country - 2017
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Timor-Leste	0.00%	-99.4%
2nd	Singapore	0.00%	-78.6%
3rd	Afghanistan	0.11%	19.5%
4th	Kiribati	0.12%	91.9%
5th	Uzbekistan	0.19%	76.0%
6th	Estonia	0.22%	-25.2%
7th	Solomon Islands	0.31%	13.8%
8th	Micronesia, Federated States of	0.36%	-29.5%
9th	Palau	0.40%	10.8%
10th	Marshall Islands	0.44%	-29.3%
11th	Norway	0.68%	-17.3%
12th	Luxembourg	0.91%	-1.1%
13th	Sweden	1.10%	-11.6%
14th	Switzerland	1.16%	-19.0%
15th	San Marino	1.22%	-3.4%
16th	Saudi Arabia	1.31%	37.1%
17th	Central African Republic	1.33%	92.5%
18th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	1.34%	73.7%
19th	Nepal	1.53%	-7.4%
20th	Cambodia	1.57%	-13.2%
21st	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1.72%	-15.2%
22nd	Botswana	1.76%	14.7%
23rd	Denmark	1.81%	-29.3%
24th	Tonga	1.87%	-12.2%
25th	Germany	1.88%	-15.4%
26th	Azerbaijan	2.01%	-31.0%
27th	Lesotho	2.16%	22.8%
28th	Czechia	2.22%	-18.8%
29th	Samoa	2.31%	-15.5%
30th	Equatorial Guinea	2.34%	-47.0%
31st	Bulgaria	2.36%	-10.7%
32nd	Netherlands	2.39%	-14.7%
33rd	Russian Federation	2.51%	-2.7%
34th	Finland	2.59%	-8.1%
35th	Kyrgyz Republic	2.85%	-20.0%
36th	Iraq	2.99%	15.7%
37th	Vanuatu	2.99%	-3.0%
38th	Latvia	3.11%	-11.9%
39th	China	3.40%	16.5%
40th	Paraguay	3.47%	11.3%
41st	Guinea-Bissau	3.66%	-
42nd	Chile	3.72%	2.1%
43rd	New Zealand	3.77%	-6.6%
44th	Australia	3.80%	-2.8%
45th	France	3.86%	-7.3%
46th	Rwanda	3.88%	19.5%
47th	Moldova	3.90%	-5.9%
48th	Korea	4.00%	-7.6%
49th	Georgia	4.01%	5.6%
50th	Slovak Republic	4.02%	-16.1%
51st	Lithuania	4.05%	-13.8%
52nd	Eswatini	4.11%	18.2%
53rd	Austria	4.12%	-10.0%
54th	European Union	4.12%	-12.3%
55th	Romania	4.21%	-7.8%
56th	Mali	4.35%	46.8%
57th	Poland	4.40%	-10.1%
58th	Burkina Faso	4.47%	-3.4%
59th	Kazakhstan	4.55%	-42.0%
60th	Bhutan	4.67%	-6.6%
61st	Malta	4.75%	-16.0%
62nd	St. Kitts and Nevis	4.88%	-76.8%
63rd	North Macedonia	4.92%	14.8%
64th	Thailand	5.07%	25.7%
65th	Madagascar	5.19%	-8.4%
66th	Belarus	5.38%	-5.5%
67th	Belgium	5.39%	-13.9%
68th	Maldives	5.45%	-15.0%
69th	Cameroon	5.53%	13.2%
70th	Nicaragua	5.66%	6.1%
71st	Canada	5.73%	-7.8%
72nd	Slovenia	5.92%	-16.8%
73rd	Zimbabwe	6.02%	49.4%
74th	Serbia	6.15%	-14.8%
75th	Peru	6.21%	8.1%
76th	Israel	6.23%	-0.5%
77th	Cyprus	6.25%	-7.2%
78th	Ecuador	6.45%	-4.3%
79th	Burundi	6.50%	-10.0%
80th	Türkiye	6.54%	11.3%
81st	Hungary	6.66%	-12.6%
82nd	Greece	6.99%	-0.1%
83rd	Mauritius	7.53%	-25.9%
84th	Albania	7.74%	-20.3%
85th	Spain	7.95%	-5.5%
86th	Togo	7.96%	-23.4%
87th	Ireland	7.98%	-9.6%
88th	Croatia	8.00%	-12.4%
89th	Senegal	8.01%	5.1%
90th	Trinidad and Tobago	8.07%	-21.3%
91st	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	8.14%	17.8%
92nd	United Kingdom	8.16%	8.3%
93rd	Congo, Republic of	8.20%	217.8%
94th	Uruguay	8.30%	11.8%
95th	Mozambique	8.30%	-9.5%
96th	Lao PDR	8.33%	25.7%
97th	Myanmar	8.85%	16.6%
98th	Fiji	9.17%	-6.5%
99th	Italy	9.33%	-3.0%
100th	Belize	9.44%	14.2%
101st	Armenia	9.61%	16.6%
102nd	Cabo Verde	9.61%	-7.2%
103rd	Namibia	9.67%	9.9%
104th	Morocco	9.68%	-5.6%
105th	Côte d'Ivoire	9.70%	-1.5%
106th	United States	9.79%	-1.2%
107th	Tanzania	9.93%	-4.8%
108th	Portugal	9.95%	-8.1%
109th	El Salvador	10.86%	3.7%
110th	Costa Rica	11.02%	-0.1%
111th	Colombia	11.20%	-0.7%
112th	Ukraine	11.39%	-12.0%
113th	Jordan	11.53%	-2.4%
114th	Argentina	11.81%	-15.4%
115th	South Africa	12.12%	7.3%
116th	Panama	12.38%	-7.9%
117th	Guatemala	12.52%	-0.3%
118th	Philippines	12.56%	-10.5%
119th	Malaysia	12.64%	1.4%
120th	Bahamas, The	12.93%	-6.4%
121st	Papua New Guinea	13.23%	11.2%
122nd	Kenya	13.24%	-10.3%
123rd	Mexico	13.62%	16.6%
124th	St. Lucia	13.64%	-5.3%
125th	Gabon	14.31%	7.1%
126th	Iceland	15.79%	33.8%
127th	Mongolia	16.03%	-12.2%
128th	Angola	16.54%	20.7%
129th	Uganda	16.66%	25.6%
130th	Dominican Republic	17.14%	0.2%
131st	Malawi	18.51%	12.7%
132nd	Bangladesh	18.70%	1.3%
133rd	Bahrain	21.77%	14.2%
134th	Jamaica	24.11%	-13.5%
135th	Zambia	24.15%	-2.8%
136th	India	24.29%	0.3%
137th	Ghana	34.19%	-4.4%
138th	Brazil	35.93%	-2.8%
139th	Sri Lanka	39.99%	10.8%
140th	Lebanon	45.70%	-10.1%

FAQ

What was South Africa's interest payments to revenue in 2017?▾

South Africa's interest payments to revenue in 2017 was 12.12%. This ranked 115th globally.

How did South Africa's interest payments to revenue change in 2017?▾

South Africa's interest payments to revenue increased by 7.3% in 2017 compared to 2016.

Which country had the highest interest payments to revenue in 2017?▾

Lebanon had the highest interest payments to revenue in 2017 at 45.70%.

What is the interest payments to revenue of South Africa in 2017?▾

The interest payments to revenue of South Africa in 2017 was 12.12%. This ranked 115th globally.

How does 2017 compare to 2016 for South Africa's interest payments to revenue?▾

South Africa's interest payments to revenue went from 11.29% in 2016 to 12.12% in 2017, a 7.3% increase.

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