Interest payments on government debt as a share of government expense rose 24.2% to 12.8% in Togo in 2016, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, interest payments on government debt as a share of government expense in Togo reached an all time high of 12.8% in 2016 and an all time low of 4.19% in 2011.
Togo has been ranked 14th within the group of 109 countries we follow in terms of interest payments on government debt as a share of government expense, 58 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
Interest Payments on Government Debt (As % of Government Expense) | Unit | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
Benin | % | ... | ... | 3.45% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||
Burkina Faso | % | ... | ... | ... | 4.24% | 4.96% | 4.74% | 5.84% | 4.59% | ... | ||||||||||||
Cameroon | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2.69% | 3.00% | 2.96% | 6.07% | 7.89% | ... | |||
Chad | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Ghana | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 24.5% | 25.0% | 28.7% | 29.8% | ... | ||||||||||||
Ivory Coast | % | ... | ... | 10.2% | 6.23% | 8.17% | 9.37% | 8.33% | ... | |||||||||||||
Mali | % | ... | 4.45% | 4.54% | 5.45% | 4.32% | 6.68% | |||||||||||||||
Niger | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
Nigeria | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20.3% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||
Togo | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6.73% | 8.15% | 10.3% | 12.8% | 11.4% |