Burkina Faso vs Turkey: Interest payments (% of expense)
Burkina Faso
11.9%
in 2023
Turkey
11.0%
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
43rd
Turkey rank
46th
Interest payments (% of expense) over time
- Burkina Faso
- Turkey
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 11.9% against 11.0% in Turkey, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Turkey ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 43rd and Turkey ranks 46th of 152 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.1% | 14.8% | 11.7% | Turkey |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 7.6% | 2.5% | Turkey |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 11.0% | 1.8% | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Burkina Faso or Turkey?
- Burkina Faso, at 11.9% against 11.0% in Turkey as of 2023.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Burkina Faso and Turkey?
- 0.9%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Turkey?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Turkey rank globally for interest payments?
- Burkina Faso ranks 43rd 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.