Botswana vs Nepal: Interest payments

Botswana
4.0%
in 2023
Nepal
4.1%
in 2021
Botswana rank
100th
Nepal rank
99th

Interest payments over time

  • Botswana
  • Nepal
2468199020062023

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 4.1% against 4.0% in Botswana, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Nepal ahead.

Botswana ranks 100th and Nepal ranks 99th of 152 countries.

Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Nepal Difference Ahead
2010s 2.0% 3.9% 1.9% Nepal
2020s 2.0% 3.7% 1.7% Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher interest payments, Botswana or Nepal?
Nepal, at 4.1% against 4.0% in Botswana as of 2021.
What is the difference in interest payments between Botswana and Nepal?
0.1%, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Nepal?
12 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2021.
How do Botswana and Nepal rank globally for interest payments?
Botswana ranks 100th and Nepal ranks 99th 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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Indicator
Interest payments (% of expense)
Unit
% of expense
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 5,277 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

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.