Greece vs Uruguay: Interest payments

Greece
7.3%
in 2023
Uruguay
6.4%
in 2023
Greece rank
75th
Uruguay rank
78th

Interest payments over time

  • Greece
  • Uruguay
05101520197219972023

How they compare

Greece currently reports 7.3% against 6.4% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.9%.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 75th and Uruguay ranks 78th of 152 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Uruguay Difference Ahead
1970s 6.0% 2.3% 3.7% Greece
1980s 11.1% 6.2% 5.0% Greece
1990s 19.4% 6.3% 13.1% Greece
2000s 12.1% 13.2% 1.1% Uruguay
2010s 8.6% 7.6% 0.9% Greece
2020s 5.7% 6.9% 1.2% Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher interest payments, Greece or Uruguay?
Greece, at 7.3% against 6.4% in Uruguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in interest payments between Greece and Uruguay?
0.9%, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Uruguay?
46 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
How do Greece and Uruguay rank globally for interest payments?
Greece ranks 75th and Uruguay ranks 78th 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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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.