Bolivia vs Nicaragua: Interest payments (% of expense)
Bolivia
9.5%
in 2007
Nicaragua
9.2%
in 2023
Bolivia rank
56th
Nicaragua rank
57th
Interest payments (% of expense) over time
- Bolivia
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Bolivia currently reports 9.5% against 9.2% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bolivia ahead.
Bolivia ranks 56th and Nicaragua ranks 57th of 152 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.0% | 13.0% | 4.0% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 9.5% | 12.2% | 2.8% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Bolivia or Nicaragua?
- Bolivia, at 9.5% against 9.2% in Nicaragua as of 2007.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Bolivia and Nicaragua?
- 0.3%, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Nicaragua?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2007.
- How do Bolivia and Nicaragua rank globally for interest payments?
- Bolivia ranks 56th and Nicaragua ranks 57th 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.