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Germany: Interest payments (% of revenue)

2.48percent · 2024-19.4% since 2014

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 Germany from 1972 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20242.48
20232.048
20221.458
20210.968
20201.048
20191.436
20181.693
20171.883
20162.226
20152.664
20143.076
20133.458
20124.72
20115.274
20105.074
20095.416
20085.715
20075.73
20065.7
20055.848
20045.985
20035.974
20026.508
20016.624
20006.929
19996.912
19987.578
19977.55
19967.67
19957.69
19947.035
19936.755
19926.775
19915.594
19904.971
19894.959
19885.404
19875.339
19865.351
19855.361
19845.364
19835.485
19824.69
19814.035
19803.317
19793.067
19782.826
19772.73
19762.422
19752.07
19741.801
19731.461
19721.465

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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