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China: Interest payments (% of revenue)

3.44percent · 2021+3.7% since 2011

Interest payments include interest payments on government debt (including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments) to domestic and foreign residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector. Annual figures for China from 2005 to 2021.

20052021

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20213.442
20203.916
20192.903
20182.762
20173.402
20162.921
20153.238
20142.558
20133.564
20123.434
20113.319
20103.26
20093.249
20083.431
20072.197
20064.351
20054.349

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by International Monetary Fund. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Interest payments (% of revenue). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-interest-payments-zs (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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