Average public debt across the region rose close to 56% of GDP at the end of 2018, with wide disparities in debt dynamics across countries. For example, in 2018, public debt to GDP stood at 72% in Zambia and 100% in Mozambique. Debt-service costs rose sharply, with the median interest payment burden doubling to about 10% of revenue between 2011 and 2018.
Page 14 of 16  Supporting charts Central bank bond-buying programmes* 3  2.8  2.5  % of GDP  2  1.5  1  0.8 0.6  0.6  Thailand  South Africa  0.5 0.01  0.1  0.13  South Korea  Mexico  0.2  0 Bolivia  India  *Announced March/April 2020.