High income vs Namibia: Interest payments

High income
3.4%
in 2023
Namibia
14.1%
in 2023
High income rank
35th
Namibia rank
33rd

Interest payments over time

  • High income
  • Namibia
051015197419982023

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 14.1% against 3.4% in High income, a difference of 10.7%.

That makes Namibia's figure about 4.2 times High income's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1991 it was High income ahead.

High income ranks 35th and Namibia ranks 33rd of 39 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, High income averaged higher in 1 and Namibia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade High income Namibia Difference Ahead
1990s 8.8% 3.0% 5.8% High income
2000s 5.6% 8.0% 2.4% Namibia
2010s 4.8% 6.2% 1.5% Namibia
2020s 3.1% 12.2% 9.1% Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher interest payments, High income or Namibia?
Namibia, at 14.1% against 3.4% in High income as of 2023.
What is the difference in interest payments between High income and Namibia?
10.7%, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Namibia?
27 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do High income and Namibia rank globally for interest payments?
High income ranks 35th and Namibia ranks 33rd of 39 groups.
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.