Belize vs Turkey: Interest payments (% of expense)
Belize
10.3%
in 2017
Turkey
11.0%
in 2023
Belize rank
49th
Turkey rank
46th
Interest payments (% of expense) over time
- Belize
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 11.0% against 10.3% in Belize, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Belize's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Turkey ahead.
Belize ranks 49th and Turkey ranks 46th of 152 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 2 and Turkey in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.0% | 20.0% | 10.9% | Turkey |
| 2000s | 15.2% | 14.8% | 0.4% | Belize |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 7.7% | 3.3% | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Belize or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 11.0% against 10.3% in Belize as of 2023.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Belize and Turkey?
- 0.7%, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Turkey?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
- How do Belize and Turkey rank globally for interest payments?
- Belize ranks 49th and Turkey ranks 46th 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.