Fiji vs Namibia: Interest payments
Fiji
14.6%
in 2023
Namibia
14.1%
in 2023
Fiji rank
30th
Namibia rank
33rd
Interest payments over time
- Fiji
- Namibia
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 14.6% against 14.1% in Namibia, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Fiji ahead.
Fiji ranks 30th and Namibia ranks 33rd of 153 countries.
Fiji has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.2% | 0.8% | 12.4% | Fiji |
| 2000s | 12.2% | 8.2% | 4.1% | Fiji |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 6.2% | 6.2% | Fiji |
| 2020s | 12.7% | 12.2% | 0.5% | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Fiji or Namibia?
- Fiji, at 14.6% against 14.1% in Namibia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Fiji and Namibia?
- 0.5%, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Namibia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
- How do Fiji and Namibia rank globally for interest payments?
- Fiji ranks 30th and Namibia ranks 33rd of 153 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.