Côte d'Ivoire vs Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Interest payments

Côte d'Ivoire
14.1%
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
5.2%
in 2023
Côte d'Ivoire rank
32nd
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
31st

Interest payments over time

  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
0510152025199820102023

How they compare

Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 14.1% against 5.2% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 8.9%.

That makes Côte d'Ivoire's figure about 2.7 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Côte d'Ivoire has been ahead every year.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 32nd and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 31st of 152 countries.

Côte d'Ivoire has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Côte d'Ivoire Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
2000s 12.5% 3.6% 9.0% Côte d'Ivoire
2010s 9.7% 3.7% 6.0% Côte d'Ivoire
2020s 12.3% 4.3% 8.1% Côte d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher interest payments, Côte d'Ivoire or Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Côte d'Ivoire, at 14.1% against 5.2% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in interest payments between Côte d'Ivoire and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
8.9%, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
21 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2023.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for interest payments?
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 32nd and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 31st 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.