Angola vs Euro area: Interest payments

Angola
31.9%
in 2019
Euro area
2.8%
in 2023
Angola rank
3rd
Euro area rank
1st

Interest payments over time

  • Angola
  • Euro area
0102030197319982023

How they compare

Angola currently reports 31.9% against 2.8% in Euro area, a difference of 29.1%.

That makes Angola's figure about 11.4 times Euro area's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Euro area ahead.

Angola ranks 3rd and Euro area ranks 1st of 152 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 1 and Euro area in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Euro area Difference Ahead
1990s 0.5% 7.8% 7.3% Euro area
2000s 3.8% 5.6% 1.7% Euro area
2010s 11.8% 4.8% 7.0% Angola

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher interest payments, Angola or Euro area?
Angola, at 31.9% against 2.8% in Euro area as of 2019.
What is the difference in interest payments between Angola and Euro area?
29.1%, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Euro area?
21 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Angola and Euro area rank globally for interest payments?
Angola ranks 3rd and Euro area ranks 1st 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.