Which has higher interest payments, East Asia & Pacific or Namibia?

Namibia, at 14.1% against 3.5% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Namibia?

17 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.

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.

East Asia & Pacific vs Namibia: Interest payments

East Asia & Pacific

3.5%

in 2022

Namibia

14.1%

in 2023

East Asia & Pacific rank

34th

Namibia rank

33rd

Interest payments over time

East Asia & Pacific
Namibia

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 14.1% against 3.5% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 10.6%.

That makes Namibia's figure about 4.1 times East Asia & Pacific's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Namibia ahead.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 34th and Namibia ranks 33rd of 41 groups.

Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Asia & Pacific	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	5.3%	7.2%	1.9%	Namibia
2010s	5.6%	6.2%	0.7%	Namibia
2020s	3.8%	11.6%	7.7%	Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher interest payments, East Asia & Pacific or Namibia?: Namibia, at 14.1% against 3.5% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2023.
What is the difference in interest payments between East Asia & Pacific and Namibia?: 10.6%, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Namibia?: 17 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Namibia rank globally for interest payments?: East Asia & Pacific ranks 34th and Namibia ranks 33rd 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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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: 03 September 2026

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.