Euro area vs Tanzania: Interest payments (% of expense)

Euro area
2.8%
in 2023
Tanzania
12.6%
in 2024
Euro area rank
38th
Tanzania rank
40th

Interest payments (% of expense) over time

  • Euro area
  • Tanzania
2.557.51012.5197319982024

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 12.6% against 2.8% in Euro area, a difference of 9.8%.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 4.5 times Euro area's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Tanzania ahead.

Euro area ranks 38th and Tanzania ranks 40th of 41 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area Tanzania Difference Ahead
2000s 4.5% 5.3% 0.8% Tanzania
2010s 4.8% 7.9% 3.1% Tanzania
2020s 2.8% 10.1% 7.4% Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher interest payments, Euro area or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 12.6% against 2.8% in Euro area as of 2024.
What is the difference in interest payments between Euro area and Tanzania?
9.8%, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Tanzania?
15 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2023.
How do Euro area and Tanzania rank globally for interest payments?
Euro area ranks 38th and Tanzania ranks 40th 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

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.