Barbados vs Lower middle income: Interest payments

Barbados
22.5%
in 2016
Lower middle income
10.2%
in 2021
Barbados rank
10th
Lower middle income rank
12th

Interest payments over time

  • Barbados
  • Lower middle income
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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 22.5% against 10.2% in Lower middle income, a difference of 12.3%.

That makes Barbados's figure about 2.2 times Lower middle income's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.

Barbados ranks 10th and Lower middle income ranks 12th of 152 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Lower middle income Difference Ahead
2000s 14.7% 8.5% 6.2% Barbados
2010s 18.8% 6.9% 11.9% Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher interest payments, Barbados or Lower middle income?
Barbados, at 22.5% against 10.2% in Lower middle income as of 2016.
What is the difference in interest payments between Barbados and Lower middle income?
12.3%, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Lower middle income?
9 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2016.
How do Barbados and Lower middle income rank globally for interest payments?
Barbados ranks 10th and Lower middle income ranks 12th 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.