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United States Highest Interest Payments to Revenue

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22.33% in 2025

Interest payments as % of revenue · World Bank

The highest interest payments to revenue in United States was 22.33% in 2025. The top 5 years were: 2025 (22.33%), 2024 (20.19%), 1985 (19.23%), 1991 (18.88%), 1986 (18.80%).

Top 5 Highest Years▾

United States Top 5 Highest Interest Payments to Revenue Years
Rank	Year	Value
1st	2025	22.33%
2nd	2024	20.19%
3rd	1985	19.23%
4th	1991	18.88%
5th	1986	18.80%

All Data (sorted by value)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	22.33%	+2.13pp	10th
2024	20.19%	+2.21pp	25th
1985	19.23%	+2.03pp	35th
2023	17.98%	+4.58pp	87th
1992	18.74%	−0.14pp	60th
1991	18.88%	+0.79pp	59th
1990	18.09%	+0.81pp	56th
1986	18.80%	−0.43pp	37th
1996	16.49%	+0.17pp	65th
1993	17.05%	−1.69pp	60th
1989	17.28%	−0.20pp	38th
1988	17.48%	+0.30pp	38th
1995	16.32%	+0.21pp	63rd
1987	17.17%	−1.62pp	35th
1984	17.20%	+0.83pp	35th
1997	15.28%	−1.21pp	63rd
1994	16.11%	−0.94pp	55th
1983	16.37%	+1.69pp	33rd
2022	13.41%	+2.01pp	89th
1998	14.09%	−1.19pp	62nd
1982	14.68%	+2.42pp	34th
2019	12.79%	+0.53pp	110th
2021	11.40%	+0.49pp	96th
2018	12.26%	+2.47pp	106th
2001	12.52%	+1.32pp	61st
1999	12.65%	−1.44pp	59th
2020	10.90%	−1.89pp	101st
2012	11.66%	−0.85pp	110th
2011	12.51%	+1.15pp	110th
2010	11.37%	+0.21pp	102nd
1981	12.26%	+1.03pp	35th
2009	11.16%	−0.05pp	97th
2008	11.21%	−0.41pp	96th
2007	11.61%	+0.72pp	90th
2005	11.01%	+0.28pp	76th
2003	11.06%	−0.92pp	64th
2002	11.98%	−0.54pp	65th
2000	11.21%	−1.45pp	53rd
1980	11.23%	+1.60pp	34th
2017	9.79%	−0.12pp	106th
2016	9.91%	+1.10pp	99th
2006	10.90%	−0.11pp	83rd
2004	10.73%	−0.33pp	69th
2015	8.81%	−0.60pp	98th
2014	9.41%	+0.09pp	103rd
2013	9.32%	−2.34pp	97th
1979	9.63%	+1.40pp	32nd
1978	8.23%	−0.78pp	33rd
1977	9.01%	−0.22pp	33rd
1976	9.23%	+0.81pp	37th
1975	8.42%	+0.13pp	34th
1974	8.28%	+1.86pp	32nd
1973	6.43%	−0.50pp	25th
1972	6.93%	–	26th

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