Bangladesh vs East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Interest payments
Interest payments over time
- Bangladesh
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 24.0% against 11.9% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 12.1%.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 2.0 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 8th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 6th of 152 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.3% | 9.4% | 11.9% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 8.6% | 12.0% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 23.3% | 8.9% | 14.4% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Bangladesh or East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Bangladesh, at 24.0% against 11.9% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2021.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Bangladesh and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- 12.1%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2021.
- How do Bangladesh and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank globally for interest payments?
- Bangladesh ranks 8th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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
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.