Cameroon vs Italy: Interest payments

Cameroon
7.8%
in 2021
Italy
7.6%
in 2023
Cameroon rank
68th
Italy rank
71st

Interest payments over time

  • Cameroon
  • Italy
510152025197319982023

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 7.8% against 7.6% in Italy, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Italy ahead.

Cameroon ranks 68th and Italy ranks 71st of 152 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Italy Difference Ahead
1990s 16.7% 20.9% 4.2% Italy
2010s 5.0% 9.5% 4.5% Italy
2020s 7.4% 6.9% 0.4% Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher interest payments, Cameroon or Italy?
Cameroon, at 7.8% against 7.6% in Italy as of 2021.
What is the difference in interest payments between Cameroon and Italy?
0.2%, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Italy?
18 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Cameroon and Italy rank globally for interest payments?
Cameroon ranks 68th and Italy ranks 71st 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

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.