Guatemala vs Papua New Guinea: Interest payments

Guatemala
12.0%
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
12.3%
in 2023
Guatemala rank
42nd
Papua New Guinea rank
41st

Interest payments over time

  • Guatemala
  • Papua New Guinea
05101520199020062023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 12.3% against 12.0% in Guatemala, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Guatemala ahead.

Guatemala ranks 42nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 41st of 152 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 11.9% 13.8% 1.9% Papua New Guinea
2000s 10.6% 16.5% 5.9% Papua New Guinea
2010s 11.7% 11.0% 0.7% Guatemala
2020s 11.9% 12.3% 0.3% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher interest payments, Guatemala or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 12.3% against 12.0% in Guatemala as of 2023.
What is the difference in interest payments between Guatemala and Papua New Guinea?
0.3%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Papua New Guinea?
23 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Guatemala and Papua New Guinea rank globally for interest payments?
Guatemala ranks 42nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 41st 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

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.