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
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
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.