Arab Region | Interest payments paid, percentage of total expenditures (Arab countries,1990–2021)
Interest payments include interest payments on government debt--including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments--to domestic and foreign residents.
| Location | Year | value |
|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | 1998 | 48.97 |
| Lebanon | 1999 | 49.26 |
| Lebanon | 2000 | 50.18 |
| Lebanon | 2001 | 53.01 |
| Lebanon | 2002 | 53.34 |
| Lebanon | 2003 | 53.57 |
| Lebanon | 2004 | 45.8 |
| Lebanon | 2005 | 39.18 |
| Lebanon | 2006 | 41.17 |
| Lebanon | 2007 | 39.73 |
| Lebanon | 2008 | 36.97 |
| Lebanon | 2009 | 37.65 |
| Lebanon | 2010 | 39.35 |
| Lebanon | 2011 | 35.59 |
| Lebanon | 2012 | 30.69 |
| Lebanon | 2013 | 30.29 |
| Lebanon | 2014 | 33.56 |
| Lebanon | 2015 | 39 |
| Lebanon | 2016 | 36.05 |
| Lebanon | 2017 | 36.21 |
| Lebanon | 2018 | 33.58 |
| Lebanon | 2019 | 34.47 |
| Lebanon | 2020 | 16.69 |
| Lebanon | 2021 | 15.23 |
| Kuwait | 1990 | 0 |
| Kuwait | 1991 | 0 |
| Kuwait | 1992 | 0 |
| Kuwait | 1993 | 8.1 |
| Kuwait | 1994 | 10.83 |
| Kuwait | 1995 | 4.73 |
| Kuwait | 1996 | 5.08 |
| Kuwait | 1997 | 4.3 |
| Kuwait | 1998 | 3.64 |
| Kuwait | 2001 | 1.31 |
| Kuwait | 2002 | 0.65 |
| Kuwait | 2003 | 0.33 |
| Kuwait | 2004 | 0.21 |
| Kuwait | 2005 | 0.19 |
| Kuwait | 2006 | 0.13 |
| Tunisia | 1990 | 10.91 |
| Tunisia | 1991 | 11.44 |
| Tunisia | 1992 | 11.54 |
| Tunisia | 1993 | 12.29 |
| Tunisia | 1994 | 12.48 |
| Tunisia | 1995 | 13.13 |
| Tunisia | 1996 | 14.13 |
| Tunisia | 1997 | 13.68 |
| Tunisia | 1998 | 12.45 |
| Tunisia | 1999 | 12.36 |
| Tunisia | 2000 | 12.05 |
| Tunisia | 2001 | 11.23 |
| Tunisia | 2002 | 10.84 |
| Tunisia | 2003 | 10.08 |
| Tunisia | 2004 | 9.88 |
| Tunisia | 2005 | 9.7 |
| Tunisia | 2006 | 9.55 |
| Tunisia | 2007 | 9.06 |
| Tunisia | 2008 | 7.56 |
| Tunisia | 2009 | 7.21 |
| Tunisia | 2010 | 6.51 |
| Tunisia | 2011 | 5.34 |
| Tunisia | 2012 | 5.1 |
| Egypt | 1990 | 16.28 |
| Egypt | 1991 | 19.14 |
| Egypt | 1992 | 18.08 |
| Egypt | 1993 | 27.49 |
| Egypt | 1994 | 30.69 |
| Egypt | 1995 | 26.02 |
| Egypt | 1996 | 25.93 |
| Egypt | 1997 | 23.99 |
| Egypt | 2002 | 19.67 |
| Egypt | 2003 | 20.79 |
| Egypt | 2004 | 21.09 |
| Egypt | 2005 | 20.21 |
| Egypt | 2006 | 17.2 |
| Egypt | 2007 | 17.56 |
| Egypt | 2008 | 15.09 |
| Egypt | 2009 | 13.96 |
| Egypt | 2010 | 17.86 |
| Egypt | 2011 | 19.08 |
| Egypt | 2012 | 19.44 |
| Egypt | 2013 | 22.59 |
| Egypt | 2014 | 22.72 |
| Egypt | 2015 | 24.23 |
| Morocco | 1990 | 24.16 |
| Morocco | 1991 | 25.19 |
| Morocco | 1992 | 24.45 |
| Morocco | 1993 | 23.92 |
| Morocco | 1994 | 23.87 |
| Morocco | 1995 | 22.16 |
| Morocco | 1997 | 21.1 |
| Morocco | 1998 | 19.6 |
| Morocco | 1999 | 18.94 |
| Morocco | 2002 | 15.04 |
| Morocco | 2003 | 15.01 |
| Morocco | 2004 | 14.04 |
| Morocco | 2005 | 11.22 |
| Morocco | 2006 | 12.13 |
| Morocco | 2007 | 11.57 |
| Morocco | 2008 | 9.46 |
Arab Region | Interest payments paid, percentage of total expenditures (Arab countries,1990–2021)
Interest payments include interest payments on government debt--including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments--to domestic and foreign residents.