Egypt vs India: Interest payments
Egypt
24.2%
in 2015
India
23.2%
in 2022
Egypt rank
6th
India rank
9th
Interest payments over time
- Egypt
- India
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 24.2% against 23.2% in India, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1975 it was India ahead.
Egypt ranks 6th and India ranks 9th of 152 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and India in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.8% | 12.3% | 6.5% | India |
| 1980s | 9.9% | 17.5% | 7.6% | India |
| 1990s | 23.5% | 26.1% | 2.6% | India |
| 2000s | 18.2% | 23.7% | 5.5% | India |
| 2010s | 21.0% | 19.6% | 1.4% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Egypt or India?
- Egypt, at 24.2% against 23.2% in India as of 2015.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Egypt and India?
- 1.0%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and India?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2015.
- How do Egypt and India rank globally for interest payments?
- Egypt ranks 6th and India ranks 9th 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.