Cape Verde vs Maldives: Interest payments
Cape Verde
8.8%
in 2020
Maldives
8.8%
in 2021
Cape Verde rank
61st
Maldives rank
59th
Interest payments over time
- Cape Verde
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 8.8% against 8.8% in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 61st and Maldives ranks 59th of 152 countries.
Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.1% | 4.3% | 2.9% | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 7.5% | 2.8% | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 7.9% | 0.8% | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Cape Verde or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 8.8% against 8.8% in Cape Verde as of 2021.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Cape Verde and Maldives?
- 0.0%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Maldives?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2020.
- How do Cape Verde and Maldives rank globally for interest payments?
- Cape Verde ranks 61st and Maldives ranks 59th 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.