Lesotho vs Nepal: Interest payments
Lesotho
4.0%
in 2022
Nepal
4.1%
in 2021
Lesotho rank
102nd
Nepal rank
99th
Interest payments over time
- Lesotho
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 4.1% against 4.0% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Nepal ahead.
Lesotho ranks 102nd and Nepal ranks 99th of 152 countries.
Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.0% | 8.4% | 3.4% | Nepal |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 3.9% | 1.6% | Nepal |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 3.7% | 0.2% | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Lesotho or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 4.1% against 4.0% in Lesotho as of 2021.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Lesotho and Nepal?
- 0.1%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Nepal?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2021.
- How do Lesotho and Nepal rank globally for interest payments?
- Lesotho ranks 102nd and Nepal ranks 99th 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.