Malta vs New Zealand: Interest payments
Malta
3.1%
in 2023
New Zealand
3.0%
in 2022
Malta rank
111th
New Zealand rank
114th
Interest payments over time
- Malta
- New Zealand
How they compare
Malta currently reports 3.1% against 3.0% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1972 it was New Zealand ahead.
Malta ranks 111th and New Zealand ranks 114th of 152 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.5% | 8.8% | 5.2% | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 1.6% | 15.3% | 13.7% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 9.0% | 4.6% | 4.3% | Malta |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 4.2% | 2.1% | Malta |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.8% | 0.0% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Malta or New Zealand?
- Malta, at 3.1% against 3.0% in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Malta and New Zealand?
- 0.1%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and New Zealand?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2022.
- How do Malta and New Zealand rank globally for interest payments?
- Malta ranks 111th and New Zealand ranks 114th 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.