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South Africa - Interest Payments to Revenue 2019

Name: South Africa Interest Payments to Revenue 2019
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Interest payments as % of revenue · World Bank

13.23% +0.59pp from 2018 Global rank: 115th

South Africa's interest payments to revenue was 13.23% in 2019, increased +0.59pp from 12.64% in 2018. This was the 115th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2019▾

Interest Payments to Revenue by Country - 2019
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	United Arab Emirates	0.00%	-
2nd	Iraq	0.01%	-99.9%
3rd	Timor-Leste	0.08%	171,071.6%
4th	Estonia	0.14%	-15.3%
5th	Micronesia, Federated States of	0.29%	2.5%
6th	Marshall Islands	0.41%	-12.0%
7th	Singapore	0.42%	65,189.7%
8th	Solomon Islands	0.45%	100.3%
9th	Palau	0.48%	38.6%
10th	Kiribati	0.67%	260.9%
11th	Norway	0.68%	-3.1%
12th	San Marino	0.71%	-20.8%
13th	Luxembourg	0.75%	-6.9%
14th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	0.78%	-20.5%
15th	Switzerland	0.84%	-10.5%
16th	Uzbekistan	0.97%	241.1%
17th	Sweden	1.00%	-15.6%
18th	Cambodia	1.34%	-12.7%
19th	Germany	1.44%	-15.2%
20th	Bulgaria	1.48%	-18.4%
21st	Andorra	1.50%	-4.7%
22nd	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1.63%	-5.6%
23rd	Denmark	1.64%	-14.9%
24th	Tonga	1.65%	-8.5%
25th	Azerbaijan	1.75%	-28.1%
26th	Netherlands	1.85%	-11.4%
27th	Samoa	1.94%	-14.8%
28th	Czechia	2.08%	-4.9%
29th	Vanuatu	2.10%	-15.3%
30th	Finland	2.11%	-12.3%
31st	Latvia	2.21%	-6.9%
32nd	Botswana	2.22%	8.7%
33rd	Saudi Arabia	2.28%	37.6%
34th	Nepal	2.32%	14.6%
35th	Russian Federation	2.62%	10.8%
36th	Lithuania	2.64%	-11.8%
37th	Central African Republic	2.71%	100.8%
38th	Moldova	2.76%	-1.3%
39th	China	2.90%	5.1%
40th	Lesotho	3.05%	9.6%
41st	Kyrgyz Republic	3.09%	-10.3%
42nd	Austria	3.17%	-11.9%
43rd	New Zealand	3.29%	-7.5%
44th	France	3.33%	-13.2%
45th	Bhutan	3.44%	-14.8%
46th	Slovak Republic	3.44%	-10.5%
47th	European Union	3.44%	-10.2%
48th	Australia	3.49%	-5.7%
49th	Malta	3.66%	-9.0%
50th	Korea	3.67%	0.6%
51st	Poland	3.70%	-5.5%
52nd	Romania	3.80%	5.6%
53rd	Slovenia	3.84%	-18.6%
54th	Paraguay	3.92%	1.9%
55th	North Macedonia	4.06%	-5.0%
56th	Chile	4.12%	0.0%
57th	Equatorial Guinea	4.38%	41.6%
58th	Rwanda	4.41%	-1.1%
59th	Georgia	4.53%	4.1%
60th	Belgium	4.58%	-3.3%
61st	Eswatini	4.59%	-12.3%
62nd	Madagascar	4.75%	-12.8%
63rd	Serbia	4.80%	-8.6%
64th	Belarus	4.96%	-4.1%
65th	Burundi	4.97%	-23.5%
66th	Thailand	4.99%	0.5%
67th	Cyprus	5.40%	-8.3%
68th	Ireland	5.43%	-18.1%
69th	Hungary	5.75%	-4.3%
70th	Mali	5.87%	-8.1%
71st	Burkina Faso	6.08%	6.3%
72nd	Canada	6.09%	2.6%
73rd	Kazakhstan	6.28%	9.6%
74th	Croatia	6.30%	-9.1%
75th	Guinea-Bissau	6.39%	64.5%
76th	Peru	6.43%	-0.5%
77th	Israel	6.45%	-10.3%
78th	Cameroon	6.46%	29.9%
79th	Nicaragua	6.61%	5.2%
80th	Maldives	6.67%	2.5%
81st	Greece	6.71%	-9.8%
82nd	United Kingdom	6.75%	-10.6%
83rd	Spain	6.83%	-7.7%
84th	Mongolia	6.89%	-37.0%
85th	Türkiye	7.53%	-12.9%
86th	Portugal	7.74%	-11.5%
87th	Uruguay	7.76%	-5.8%
88th	Mauritius	7.99%	9.3%
89th	Albania	8.07%	-6.0%
90th	Italy	8.29%	-9.1%
91st	Ecuador	8.39%	18.5%
92nd	Senegal	8.49%	-5.7%
93rd	Cabo Verde	9.15%	-3.3%
94th	Ukraine	9.39%	-6.9%
95th	Myanmar	9.56%	-7.9%
96th	Morocco	9.93%	5.4%
97th	Armenia	9.96%	-2.1%
98th	Mozambique	10.32%	-14.4%
99th	Colombia	10.88%	-0.8%
100th	Fiji	11.20%	12.7%
101st	Lao PDR	11.32%	7.9%
102nd	El Salvador	11.44%	3.6%
103rd	Togo	11.50%	16.1%
104th	Philippines	11.51%	-6.6%
105th	Côte d'Ivoire	11.56%	10.1%
106th	Gabon	11.72%	-18.1%
107th	Namibia	11.75%	9.3%
108th	Congo, Republic of	12.14%	38.0%
109th	Malaysia	12.45%	-5.0%
110th	United States	12.79%	4.3%
111th	Tanzania	12.82%	23.9%
112th	Iceland	13.07%	-5.7%
113th	Trinidad and Tobago	13.15%	31.4%
114th	Uganda	13.17%	-9.3%
115th	South Africa	13.23%	4.6%
116th	Bahamas, The	13.54%	-11.9%
117th	Guatemala	13.69%	7.0%
118th	Mexico	14.10%	-2.8%
119th	Costa Rica	14.11%	4.8%
120th	Jordan	14.36%	16.0%
121st	Papua New Guinea	15.36%	16.7%
122nd	Panama	15.42%	19.9%
123rd	Dominican Republic	17.60%	3.3%
124th	Bangladesh	19.04%	5.4%
125th	Kenya	19.28%	4.9%
126th	Argentina	19.54%	18.6%
127th	Malawi	19.80%	4.8%
128th	Jamaica	20.24%	-1.5%
129th	Bahrain	22.20%	-0.4%
130th	Angola	22.49%	9.2%
131st	Brazil	27.39%	-19.6%
132nd	Ghana	37.04%	11.5%
133rd	Zambia	44.45%	33.9%
134th	Sri Lanka	47.47%	7.6%
135th	Lebanon	50.83%	1.7%

FAQ

What was South Africa's interest payments to revenue in 2019?▾

South Africa's interest payments to revenue in 2019 was 13.23%. This ranked 115th globally.

How did South Africa's interest payments to revenue change in 2019?▾

South Africa's interest payments to revenue increased by 4.6% in 2019 compared to 2018.

Which country had the highest interest payments to revenue in 2019?▾

Lebanon had the highest interest payments to revenue in 2019 at 50.83%.

What is the interest payments to revenue of South Africa in 2019?▾

The interest payments to revenue of South Africa in 2019 was 13.23%. This ranked 115th globally.

How does 2019 compare to 2018 for South Africa's interest payments to revenue?▾

South Africa's interest payments to revenue went from 12.64% in 2018 to 13.23% in 2019, a 4.6% increase.

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