Malaysia vs Middle income: Interest payments
Malaysia
14.9%
in 2023
Middle income
8.8%
in 2022
Malaysia rank
27th
Middle income rank
24th
Interest payments over time
- Malaysia
- Middle income
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 14.9% against 8.8% in Middle income, a difference of 6.1%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.7 times Middle income's.
Across all 19 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 27th and Middle income ranks 24th of 152 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.1% | 9.3% | 1.8% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 7.8% | 3.5% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 13.4% | 9.1% | 4.3% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Malaysia or Middle income?
- Malaysia, at 14.9% against 8.8% in Middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Malaysia and Middle income?
- 6.1%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Middle income?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Malaysia and Middle income rank globally for interest payments?
- Malaysia ranks 27th and Middle income ranks 24th 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.