Iceland vs Late-demographic dividend: Interest payments
Interest payments over time
- Iceland
- Late-demographic dividend
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 14.7% against 6.1% in Late-demographic dividend, a difference of 8.6%.
That makes Iceland's figure about 2.4 times Late-demographic dividend's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 29th and Late-demographic dividend ranks 28th of 152 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Late-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.9% | 9.5% | 1.3% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 14.1% | 7.6% | 6.5% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 18.9% | 5.9% | 13.0% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 4.9% | 7.6% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Iceland or Late-demographic dividend?
- Iceland, at 14.7% against 6.1% in Late-demographic dividend as of 2023.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Iceland and Late-demographic dividend?
- 8.6%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Late-demographic dividend?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Late-demographic dividend rank globally for interest payments?
- Iceland ranks 29th and Late-demographic dividend ranks 28th 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.