World Bank · Public Sector
Maldives: Interest payments (% of revenue)
9.73percent · 2021-9.9% since 2009
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 Maldives from 1979 to 2021.
Every year
| Year | Value (percent) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 9.732 | |
| 2020 | 10.577 | |
| 2019 | 6.674 | |
| 2018 | 6.512 | |
| 2017 | 5.449 | |
| 2016 | 6.408 | |
| 2015 | 7.858 | |
| 2014 | 6.522 | |
| 2011 | 7.746 | |
| 2010 | 10.401 | |
| 2009 | 10.801 | |
| 2008 | 3.777 | |
| 2007 | 3.11 | |
| 2006 | 3.257 | |
| 2005 | 3.384 | |
| 2004 | 4.072 | |
| 2003 | 4.418 | |
| 2002 | 5.036 | |
| 2001 | 4.649 | |
| 2000 | 4.492 | |
| 1999 | 4.443 | |
| 1998 | 4.232 | |
| 1997 | 4.785 | |
| 1996 | 5.177 | |
| 1995 | 5.445 | |
| 1994 | 4.911 | |
| 1993 | 3.379 | |
| 1992 | 2.577 | |
| 1991 | 2.708 | |
| 1990 | 2.316 | |
| 1988 | 3.697 | |
| 1987 | 4.517 | |
| 1986 | 4.156 | |
| 1985 | 5.856 | |
| 1984 | 3.731 | |
| 1983 | 4.715 | |
| 1982 | 4.853 | |
| 1981 | 3.885 | |
| 1980 | 1.053 | |
| 1979 | 1.255 |
Source
Published by World Bank, produced by International Monetary Fund. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.
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