Before you play

What This Interest Figure Means

This game compares interest payments as a share of government revenue..

  • The value shown is the latest country-year observation available through the source indicator.
  • It is a comparison tool, not a total portrait of the place.
  • The interesting part is where a simple-looking percentage turns out to be measuring policy, distribution, or institutional stress.

The interest bill is where yesterday’s borrowing starts competing directly with today’s public services.