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South Africa - Interest Payments to Revenue 2018

Name: South Africa Interest Payments to Revenue 2018
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Interest payments as % of revenue · World Bank

12.64% +0.51pp from 2017 Global rank: 109th

South Africa's interest payments to revenue was 12.64% in 2018, increased +0.51pp from 12.12% in 2017. This was the 109th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2018▾

Interest Payments to Revenue by Country - 2018
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Singapore	0.00%	-12.6%
2nd	Estonia	0.17%	-23.6%
3rd	Kiribati	0.19%	52.2%
4th	Solomon Islands	0.22%	-27.7%
5th	Uzbekistan	0.28%	46.3%
6th	Micronesia, Federated States of	0.29%	-20.3%
7th	Palau	0.35%	-13.3%
8th	Marshall Islands	0.46%	4.8%
9th	Norway	0.70%	3.9%
10th	Luxembourg	0.81%	-11.5%
11th	San Marino	0.89%	-27.2%
12th	Switzerland	0.94%	-18.6%
13th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	0.98%	-27.2%
14th	Sweden	1.18%	7.1%
15th	Central African Republic	1.35%	1.7%
16th	Cambodia	1.54%	-1.9%
17th	Andorra	1.57%	-
18th	Saudi Arabia	1.66%	26.8%
19th	Germany	1.69%	-10.1%
20th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1.72%	0.3%
21st	Tonga	1.81%	-3.2%
22nd	Bulgaria	1.81%	-23.1%
23rd	Denmark	1.93%	6.6%
24th	Nepal	2.02%	31.9%
25th	Botswana	2.04%	16.2%
26th	Netherlands	2.09%	-12.5%
27th	Czechia	2.19%	-1.7%
28th	Samoa	2.28%	-1.2%
29th	Russian Federation	2.36%	-5.7%
30th	Latvia	2.37%	-23.7%
31st	Finland	2.40%	-7.3%
32nd	Azerbaijan	2.44%	21.4%
33rd	Vanuatu	2.48%	-17.1%
34th	China	2.76%	-18.8%
35th	Lesotho	2.78%	29.0%
36th	Moldova	2.80%	-28.1%
37th	Lithuania	2.99%	-26.1%
38th	Equatorial Guinea	3.09%	32.1%
39th	Kyrgyz Republic	3.45%	21.1%
40th	New Zealand	3.56%	-5.5%
41st	Austria	3.60%	-12.6%
42nd	Romania	3.60%	-14.5%
43rd	Korea	3.65%	-8.9%
44th	Australia	3.70%	-2.6%
45th	France	3.83%	-0.5%
46th	European Union	3.83%	-6.9%
47th	Slovak Republic	3.84%	-4.4%
48th	Paraguay	3.85%	11.1%
49th	Guinea-Bissau	3.88%	6.0%
50th	Poland	3.91%	-11.0%
51st	Malta	4.02%	-15.4%
52nd	Bhutan	4.04%	-13.6%
53rd	Chile	4.12%	10.8%
54th	North Macedonia	4.28%	-13.1%
55th	Georgia	4.35%	8.4%
56th	Rwanda	4.46%	14.9%
57th	Slovenia	4.71%	-20.4%
58th	Belgium	4.74%	-12.0%
59th	Thailand	4.96%	-2.0%
60th	Cameroon	4.98%	-10.1%
61st	Belarus	5.17%	-3.9%
62nd	Eswatini	5.23%	27.4%
63rd	Serbia	5.25%	-14.6%
64th	Iraq	5.26%	76.0%
65th	Madagascar	5.45%	5.0%
66th	Burkina Faso	5.72%	27.9%
67th	Kazakhstan	5.73%	25.9%
68th	Cyprus	5.89%	-5.7%
69th	Canada	5.94%	3.7%
70th	Hungary	6.01%	-9.8%
71st	Nicaragua	6.28%	11.0%
72nd	Mali	6.39%	46.8%
73rd	Peru	6.46%	4.0%
74th	Maldives	6.51%	19.5%
75th	Ireland	6.63%	-16.9%
76th	Croatia	6.93%	-13.3%
77th	Ecuador	7.07%	9.7%
78th	Israel	7.19%	15.4%
79th	Mauritius	7.31%	-3.0%
80th	Spain	7.41%	-6.8%
81st	Greece	7.43%	6.3%
82nd	United Kingdom	7.56%	-7.4%
83rd	Uruguay	8.24%	-0.8%
84th	Albania	8.58%	10.9%
85th	Türkiye	8.64%	32.1%
86th	Portugal	8.75%	-12.1%
87th	Congo, Republic of	8.80%	7.3%
88th	Senegal	9.01%	12.4%
89th	Italy	9.12%	-2.3%
90th	Morocco	9.42%	-2.7%
91st	Cabo Verde	9.47%	-1.5%
92nd	Togo	9.90%	24.3%
93rd	Fiji	9.94%	8.4%
94th	Trinidad and Tobago	10.01%	24.1%
95th	Ukraine	10.09%	-11.4%
96th	Armenia	10.18%	6.0%
97th	Tanzania	10.35%	4.2%
98th	Myanmar	10.38%	17.2%
99th	Lao PDR	10.49%	25.8%
100th	Côte d'Ivoire	10.50%	8.2%
101st	Namibia	10.75%	11.2%
102nd	Mongolia	10.94%	-31.8%
103rd	Colombia	10.96%	-2.1%
104th	El Salvador	11.04%	1.7%
105th	Mozambique	12.05%	45.1%
106th	United States	12.26%	25.2%
107th	Philippines	12.32%	-1.9%
108th	Jordan	12.38%	7.4%
109th	South Africa	12.64%	4.2%
110th	Guatemala	12.80%	2.2%
111th	Panama	12.85%	3.8%
112th	Malaysia	13.12%	3.8%
113th	Papua New Guinea	13.16%	-0.6%
114th	Costa Rica	13.47%	22.2%
115th	Zimbabwe	13.47%	123.6%
116th	Iceland	13.86%	-12.2%
117th	Gabon	14.31%	0.0%
118th	Mexico	14.50%	6.5%
119th	Uganda	14.52%	-12.9%
120th	Bahamas, The	15.37%	18.8%
121st	Argentina	16.48%	39.6%
122nd	Dominican Republic	17.04%	-0.5%
123rd	Bangladesh	18.07%	-3.4%
124th	Kenya	18.38%	38.8%
125th	Malawi	18.89%	2.1%
126th	Jamaica	20.54%	-14.8%
127th	Angola	20.60%	24.5%
128th	Bahrain	22.29%	2.4%
129th	India	23.01%	-5.3%
130th	Zambia	33.21%	37.5%
131st	Ghana	33.21%	-2.9%
132nd	Brazil	34.05%	-5.2%
133rd	Sri Lanka	44.10%	10.3%
134th	Lebanon	49.98%	9.4%

FAQ

What was South Africa's interest payments to revenue in 2018?▾

South Africa's interest payments to revenue in 2018 was 12.64%. This ranked 109th globally.

How did South Africa's interest payments to revenue change in 2018?▾

South Africa's interest payments to revenue increased by 4.2% in 2018 compared to 2017.

Which country had the highest interest payments to revenue in 2018?▾

Lebanon had the highest interest payments to revenue in 2018 at 49.98%.

What is the interest payments to revenue of South Africa in 2018?▾

The interest payments to revenue of South Africa in 2018 was 12.64%. This ranked 109th globally.

How does 2018 compare to 2017 for South Africa's interest payments to revenue?▾

South Africa's interest payments to revenue went from 12.12% in 2017 to 12.64% in 2018, a 4.2% increase.

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