Angola vs East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Interest payments

Angola
31.9%
in 2019
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
11.9%
in 2022
Angola rank
3rd
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
6th

Interest payments over time

  • Angola
  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Angola currently reports 31.9% against 11.9% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 20.0%.

That makes Angola's figure about 2.7 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2002 it was East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Angola ranks 3rd and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th of 152 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 1 and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
2000s 5.5% 9.4% 3.9% East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 11.8% 8.4% 3.4% Angola

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher interest payments, Angola or East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Angola, at 31.9% against 11.9% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2019.
What is the difference in interest payments between Angola and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
20.0%, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
14 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2019.
How do Angola and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for interest payments?
Angola ranks 3rd and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th of 152 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Interest payments (% of expense). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Interest payments (% of expense)
Unit
% of expense
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 5,277 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Interest payments include interest payments on government debt (including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments) to domestic and foreign residents. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.