Brazil vs Zambia: Interest payments
Brazil
24.1%
in 2023
Zambia
26.5%
in 2021
Brazil rank
7th
Zambia rank
4th
Interest payments over time
- Brazil
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 26.5% against 24.1% in Brazil, a difference of 2.4%.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 7th and Zambia ranks 4th of 152 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26.5% | 18.6% | 7.9% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 19.4% | 29.5% | 10.1% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Brazil or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 26.5% against 24.1% in Brazil as of 2021.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Brazil and Zambia?
- 2.4%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Zambia?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2021.
- How do Brazil and Zambia rank globally for interest payments?
- Brazil ranks 7th and Zambia ranks 4th 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.