Barbados vs India: Interest payments

Barbados
22.5%
in 2016
India
23.2%
in 2022
Barbados rank
10th
India rank
9th

Interest payments over time

  • Barbados
  • India
0102030197419982022

How they compare

India currently reports 23.2% against 22.5% in Barbados, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2003 it was India ahead.

Barbados ranks 10th and India ranks 9th of 152 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados India Difference Ahead
2000s 14.4% 22.9% 8.5% India
2010s 18.8% 19.7% 0.9% India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher interest payments, Barbados or India?
India, at 23.2% against 22.5% in Barbados as of 2022.
What is the difference in interest payments between Barbados and India?
0.7%, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and India?
14 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2016.
How do Barbados and India rank globally for interest payments?
Barbados ranks 10th 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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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.