Jordan vs Upper middle income: Interest payments
Interest payments over time
- Jordan
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 16.5% against 8.8% in Upper middle income, a difference of 7.7%.
That makes Jordan's figure about 1.9 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Jordan ahead.
Jordan ranks 20th and Upper middle income ranks 23rd of 152 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 2 and Upper middle income in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.7% | 13.0% | 0.3% | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 8.3% | 8.8% | 0.5% | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 7.7% | 3.3% | Jordan |
| 2020s | 15.0% | 8.2% | 6.9% | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Jordan or Upper middle income?
- Jordan, at 16.5% against 8.8% in Upper middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Jordan and Upper middle income?
- 7.7%, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Upper middle income?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
- How do Jordan and Upper middle income rank globally for interest payments?
- Jordan ranks 20th and Upper middle income ranks 23rd 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.