Belarus vs Portugal: Interest payments
Belarus
5.4%
in 2023
Portugal
5.7%
in 2023
Belarus rank
88th
Portugal rank
86th
Interest payments over time
- Belarus
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 5.7% against 5.4% in Belarus, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Belarus's.
Across all 32 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Belarus ranks 88th and Portugal ranks 86th of 152 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.0% | 12.9% | 11.0% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 7.2% | 5.3% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 9.4% | 4.9% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 5.7% | 1.0% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Belarus or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 5.7% against 5.4% in Belarus as of 2023.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Belarus and Portugal?
- 0.3%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Portugal?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Belarus and Portugal rank globally for interest payments?
- Belarus ranks 88th and Portugal ranks 86th 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.