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
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
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.