East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Egypt: Interest payments
Interest payments over time
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 24.2% against 11.9% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 12.3%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 2.0 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 6th and Egypt ranks 6th of 41 groups.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.4% | 17.4% | 8.0% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 21.6% | 14.9% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 24.2% against 11.9% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2015.
- What is the difference in interest payments between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Egypt?
- 12.3%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Egypt?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2015.
- How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Egypt rank globally for interest payments?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 6th and Egypt ranks 6th of 41 groups.
- 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.