Lebanon vs Upper middle income: Interest payments
Lebanon
15.2%
in 2021
Upper middle income
8.8%
in 2023
Lebanon rank
26th
Upper middle income rank
23rd
Interest payments over time
- Lebanon
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 15.2% against 8.8% in Upper middle income, a difference of 6.4%.
That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.7 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Lebanon has been ahead every year.
Lebanon ranks 26th and Upper middle income ranks 23rd of 152 countries.
Lebanon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.1% | 13.3% | 35.8% | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 43.6% | 8.8% | 34.8% | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 34.9% | 7.7% | 27.2% | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 16.0% | 8.1% | 7.9% | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Lebanon or Upper middle income?
- Lebanon, at 15.2% against 8.8% in Upper middle income as of 2021.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Lebanon and Upper middle income?
- 6.4%, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Upper middle income?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2021.
- How do Lebanon and Upper middle income rank globally for interest payments?
- Lebanon ranks 26th 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.