Gabon vs Lower middle income: Interest payments
Gabon
20.4%
in 2021
Lower middle income
10.2%
in 2021
Gabon rank
12th
Lower middle income rank
12th
Interest payments over time
- Gabon
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 20.4% against 10.2% in Lower middle income, a difference of 10.2%.
That makes Gabon's figure about 2.0 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Gabon has been ahead every year.
Gabon ranks 12th and Lower middle income ranks 12th of 152 countries.
Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.6% | 8.3% | 4.3% | Gabon |
| 2020s | 20.4% | 10.1% | 10.3% | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Gabon or Lower middle income?
- Gabon, at 20.4% against 10.2% in Lower middle income as of 2021.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Gabon and Lower middle income?
- 10.2%, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Lower middle income?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2021.
- How do Gabon and Lower middle income rank globally for interest payments?
- Gabon ranks 12th and Lower middle income ranks 12th 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.