Egypt vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Interest payments
Interest payments over time
- Egypt
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 24.2% against 13.2% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 11.0%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.8 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 13 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 6th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 152 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.0% | 10.8% | 7.2% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 21.0% | 9.6% | 11.4% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Egypt or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Egypt, at 24.2% against 13.2% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2015.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Egypt and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 11.0%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2015.
- How do Egypt and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for interest payments?
- Egypt ranks 6th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 3rd 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.