Jordan vs Laos: Interest payments (% of expense)
Jordan
16.5%
in 2023
Laos
17.0%
in 2022
Jordan rank
20th
Laos rank
18th
Interest payments (% of expense) over time
- Jordan
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 17.0% against 16.5% in Jordan, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Jordan ahead.
Jordan ranks 20th and Laos ranks 18th of 152 countries.
Jordan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.7% | 5.8% | 1.9% | Jordan |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 8.4% | 2.6% | Jordan |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 13.8% | 0.7% | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Jordan or Laos?
- Laos, at 17.0% against 16.5% in Jordan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Jordan and Laos?
- 0.5%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Laos?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
- How do Jordan and Laos rank globally for interest payments?
- Jordan ranks 20th and Laos ranks 18th 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.