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Metric

Interest to Revenue Guide

Interest to revenue is the fastest way to see whether a sovereign is financing its future or financing its past. The uploaded watchlist now gives that ratio a clear hierarchy.

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I. Interest to Revenue Watch

Uploaded 2025 watchlist + UNCTAD pressure frame
Developing-Country Net Interest Pace
Nigeria Interest / Revenue 90%
Ghana Interest / Revenue 45%
India Interest / Revenue 26%
Brazil Interest / Revenue 24.5%
Japan Interest / Revenue 8.5%
Why it matters

Interest to Revenue

Interest tells you when fiscal room is closing now, not in theory.

  • Net interest payments
  • Revenue ratio
  • Health and education tradeoff
Source families

Data families behind this metric

  • Global Debt Analysis 2025 workbook
  • UNCTAD
  • World Bank IDS

Why this page matters on the global surface

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