Namibia vs Post-demographic dividend: Interest payments

Namibia
14.1%
in 2023
Post-demographic dividend
3.4%
in 2023
Namibia rank
33rd
Post-demographic dividend rank
36th

Interest payments over time

  • Namibia
  • Post-demographic dividend
051015197319982023

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 14.1% against 3.4% in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 10.7%.

That makes Namibia's figure about 4.2 times Post-demographic dividend's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Post-demographic dividend ahead.

Namibia ranks 33rd and Post-demographic dividend ranks 36th of 152 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 3 and Post-demographic dividend in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Post-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1990s 3.0% 8.6% 5.6% Post-demographic dividend
2000s 8.0% 5.3% 2.6% Namibia
2010s 6.2% 4.5% 1.7% Namibia
2020s 12.2% 3.0% 9.2% Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher interest payments, Namibia or Post-demographic dividend?
Namibia, at 14.1% against 3.4% in Post-demographic dividend as of 2023.
What is the difference in interest payments between Namibia and Post-demographic dividend?
10.7%, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Post-demographic dividend?
27 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Namibia and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for interest payments?
Namibia ranks 33rd and Post-demographic dividend ranks 36th 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

Indicator
Interest payments (% of expense)
Unit
% of expense
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 5,277 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

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.