Barbados vs Early-demographic dividend: Interest payments

Barbados
22.5%
in 2016
Early-demographic dividend
11.0%
in 2022
Barbados rank
10th
Early-demographic dividend rank
8th

Interest payments over time

  • Barbados
  • Early-demographic dividend
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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 22.5% against 11.0% in Early-demographic dividend, a difference of 11.5%.

That makes Barbados's figure about 2.0 times Early-demographic dividend's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.

Barbados ranks 10th and Early-demographic dividend ranks 8th of 152 countries.

Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Early-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
2000s 14.7% 9.5% 5.2% Barbados
2010s 18.8% 7.1% 11.7% Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher interest payments, Barbados or Early-demographic dividend?
Barbados, at 22.5% against 11.0% in Early-demographic dividend as of 2016.
What is the difference in interest payments between Barbados and Early-demographic dividend?
11.5%, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Early-demographic dividend?
11 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2016.
How do Barbados and Early-demographic dividend rank globally for interest payments?
Barbados ranks 10th and Early-demographic dividend ranks 8th 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

Indicator
Interest payments (% of expense)
Unit
% of expense
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 5,277 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

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.