Ghana vs Sri Lanka: Interest payments
Ghana
32.8%
in 2022
Sri Lanka
49.4%
in 2023
Ghana rank
2nd
Sri Lanka rank
1st
Interest payments over time
- Ghana
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 49.4% against 32.8% in Ghana, a difference of 16.6%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.5 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 2nd and Sri Lanka ranks 1st of 152 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.0% | 27.9% | 7.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 23.1% | 31.5% | 8.4% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 32.2% | 36.1% | 3.9% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Ghana or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 49.4% against 32.8% in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Ghana and Sri Lanka?
- 16.6%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sri Lanka?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2022.
- How do Ghana and Sri Lanka rank globally for interest payments?
- Ghana ranks 2nd and Sri Lanka ranks 1st 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.