Bangladesh vs Barbados: Interest payments
Bangladesh
24.0%
in 2021
Barbados
22.5%
in 2016
Bangladesh rank
8th
Barbados rank
10th
Interest payments over time
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 24.0% against 22.5% in Barbados, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 8th and Barbados ranks 10th of 152 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Barbados | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.0% | 14.4% | 6.5% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 18.8% | 1.7% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Bangladesh or Barbados?
- Bangladesh, at 24.0% against 22.5% in Barbados as of 2021.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Bangladesh and Barbados?
- 1.5%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Barbados?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2016.
- How do Bangladesh and Barbados rank globally for interest payments?
- Bangladesh ranks 8th and Barbados ranks 10th 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.