Which has higher interest payments, Angola or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?

South Asia (IDA & IBRD), at 32.3% against 31.9% in Angola as of 2022.

What is the difference in interest payments between Angola and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?

0.4%, with South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?

21 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.

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.

Angola vs South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Interest payments

Angola

31.9%

in 2019

South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

32.3%

in 2022

Angola rank

3rd

South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank

1st

Interest payments over time

Angola
South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

How they compare

South Asia (IDA & IBRD) currently reports 32.3% against 31.9% in Angola, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1999 it was South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ahead.

Angola ranks 3rd and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 1st of 152 countries.

South Asia (IDA & IBRD) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Angola	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.5%	28.0%	27.5%	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
2000s	3.8%	24.7%	20.9%	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
2010s	11.8%	20.1%	8.4%	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher interest payments, Angola or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: South Asia (IDA & IBRD), at 32.3% against 31.9% in Angola as of 2022.
What is the difference in interest payments between Angola and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: 0.4%, with South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Angola and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for interest payments?: Angola ranks 3rd and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 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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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: 03 September 2026

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.