Belgium vs Burundi: Interest payments
Belgium
3.2%
in 2022
Burundi
3.3%
in 2021
Belgium rank
108th
Burundi rank
106th
Interest payments over time
- Belgium
- Burundi
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 3.3% against 3.2% in Belgium, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 108th and Burundi ranks 106th of 152 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Burundi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.2% | 9.5% | 6.6% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 5.5% | 0.9% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 3.4% | 0.4% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Belgium or Burundi?
- Burundi, at 3.3% against 3.2% in Belgium as of 2021.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Belgium and Burundi?
- 0.1%, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Burundi?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
- How do Belgium and Burundi rank globally for interest payments?
- Belgium ranks 108th and Burundi ranks 106th 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.