Bangladesh vs Egypt: Interest payments
Bangladesh
24.0%
in 2021
Egypt
24.2%
in 2015
Bangladesh rank
8th
Egypt rank
6th
Interest payments over time
- Bangladesh
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 24.2% against 24.0% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 8th and Egypt ranks 6th of 152 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Egypt in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.8% | 18.2% | 2.6% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 21.0% | 0.5% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Bangladesh or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 24.2% against 24.0% in Bangladesh as of 2015.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Bangladesh and Egypt?
- 0.2%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Egypt?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2015.
- How do Bangladesh and Egypt rank globally for interest payments?
- Bangladesh ranks 8th and Egypt 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.