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Interest-to-Revenue Ratio

Measures the share of public revenue absorbed by interest costs.

Formula

Interest/revenue = Government interest expense / Revenue ×100

Variables: Interest expense; government revenue

What it means

Measures the share of public revenue absorbed by interest costs.

Example

Interest expense 80 and revenue 800 imply 10%.

How to interpret it

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