Iran vs Luxembourg: Interest payments (% of expense)
Iran
0.7%
in 2009
Luxembourg
0.6%
in 2023
Iran rank
142nd
Luxembourg rank
144th
Interest payments (% of expense) over time
- Iran
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Iran currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.2 times Luxembourg's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 142nd and Luxembourg ranks 144th of 152 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 2 and Luxembourg in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.0% | 2.5% | 0.5% | Iran |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 1.4% | 0.9% | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.7% | 0.6% | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.3% | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Iran or Luxembourg?
- Iran, at 0.7% against 0.6% in Luxembourg as of 2009.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Iran and Luxembourg?
- 0.1%, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Luxembourg?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2009.
- How do Iran and Luxembourg rank globally for interest payments?
- Iran ranks 142nd and Luxembourg ranks 144th 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.