Ethiopia vs Trinidad and Tobago: Interest payments

Ethiopia
9.0%
in 2023
Trinidad and Tobago
9.6%
in 2019
Ethiopia rank
58th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
55th

Interest payments over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Trinidad and Tobago
5101520199020062023

How they compare

Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 9.6% against 9.0% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.6%.

That makes Trinidad and Tobago's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 58th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 55th of 152 countries.

Trinidad and Tobago has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Trinidad and Tobago Difference Ahead
2000s 9.8% 11.8% 1.9% Trinidad and Tobago
2010s 4.1% 7.2% 3.1% Trinidad and Tobago

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher interest payments, Ethiopia or Trinidad and Tobago?
Trinidad and Tobago, at 9.6% against 9.0% in Ethiopia as of 2019.
What is the difference in interest payments between Ethiopia and Trinidad and Tobago?
0.6%, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Trinidad and Tobago?
19 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2019.
How do Ethiopia and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for interest payments?
Ethiopia ranks 58th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 55th 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.