Barbados vs North America: Interest payments
Barbados
22.5%
in 2016
North America
10.3%
in 2023
Barbados rank
10th
North America rank
11th
Interest payments over time
- Barbados
- North America
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 22.5% against 10.3% in North America, a difference of 12.2%.
That makes Barbados's figure about 2.2 times North America's.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 10th and North America ranks 11th of 152 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.4% | 10.8% | 3.6% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 18.8% | 7.9% | 10.9% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Barbados or North America?
- Barbados, at 22.5% against 10.3% in North America as of 2016.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Barbados and North America?
- 12.2%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and North America?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2016.
- How do Barbados and North America rank globally for interest payments?
- Barbados ranks 10th and North America ranks 11th 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.