Botswana vs North Macedonia: Interest payments
Botswana
4.0%
in 2023
North Macedonia
4.3%
in 2023
Botswana rank
100th
North Macedonia rank
97th
Interest payments over time
- Botswana
- North Macedonia
How they compare
North Macedonia currently reports 4.3% against 4.0% in Botswana, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes North Macedonia's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
Across all 18 years both countries report, North Macedonia has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 100th and North Macedonia ranks 97th of 152 countries.
North Macedonia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | North Macedonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 2.5% | 1.2% | North Macedonia |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 3.6% | 1.6% | North Macedonia |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 3.7% | 1.1% | North Macedonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Botswana or North Macedonia?
- North Macedonia, at 4.3% against 4.0% in Botswana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Botswana and North Macedonia?
- 0.3%, with North Macedonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and North Macedonia?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and North Macedonia rank globally for interest payments?
- Botswana ranks 100th and North Macedonia ranks 97th 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.
Individual pages
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.