Lesotho vs Romania: Interest payments
Lesotho
4.0%
in 2022
Romania
3.9%
in 2022
Lesotho rank
102nd
Romania rank
103rd
Interest payments over time
- Lesotho
- Romania
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 4.0% against 3.9% in Romania, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 102nd and Romania ranks 103rd of 152 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.0% | 1.2% | 12.8% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 6.6% | 6.9% | 0.3% | Romania |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 5.4% | 0.0% | Romania |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 4.5% | 2.3% | Romania |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 3.8% | 0.1% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Lesotho or Romania?
- Lesotho, at 4.0% against 3.9% in Romania as of 2022.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Lesotho and Romania?
- 0.1%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Romania?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2022.
- How do Lesotho and Romania rank globally for interest payments?
- Lesotho ranks 102nd and Romania ranks 103rd 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.