Bangladesh vs India: Interest payments
Bangladesh
24.0%
in 2021
India
23.2%
in 2022
Bangladesh rank
8th
India rank
9th
Interest payments over time
- Bangladesh
- India
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 24.0% against 23.2% in India, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2001 it was India ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 8th and India ranks 9th of 152 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and India in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.5% | 24.3% | 3.8% | India |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 19.7% | 0.8% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Bangladesh or India?
- Bangladesh, at 24.0% against 23.2% in India as of 2021.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Bangladesh and India?
- 0.8%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and India?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2018.
- How do Bangladesh and India rank globally for interest payments?
- Bangladesh ranks 8th and India ranks 9th 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.