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
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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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.