Bahamas vs Costa Rica: Interest payments
Bahamas
18.4%
in 2023
Costa Rica
16.7%
in 2023
Bahamas rank
16th
Costa Rica rank
19th
Interest payments over time
- Bahamas
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 18.4% against 16.7% in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Bahamas ranks 16th and Costa Rica ranks 19th of 152 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.2% | 16.6% | 3.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 10.8% | 15.8% | 5.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 9.8% | 2.5% | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 15.8% | 15.6% | 0.2% | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Bahamas or Costa Rica?
- Bahamas, at 18.4% against 16.7% in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Bahamas and Costa Rica?
- 1.7%, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Costa Rica?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Bahamas and Costa Rica rank globally for interest payments?
- Bahamas ranks 16th and Costa Rica ranks 19th 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
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.