Which has higher interest payments, Nicaragua or Trinidad and Tobago?

Trinidad and Tobago, at 9.6% against 9.2% in Nicaragua as of 2019.

What is the difference in interest payments between Nicaragua and Trinidad and Tobago?

0.4%, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Trinidad and Tobago?

19 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2019.

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.

Nicaragua vs Trinidad and Tobago: Interest payments

Nicaragua

9.2%

in 2023

Trinidad and Tobago

9.6%

in 2019

Nicaragua rank

57th

Trinidad and Tobago rank

55th

Interest payments over time

Nicaragua
Trinidad and Tobago

How they compare

Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 9.6% against 9.2% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 57th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 55th of 152 countries.

Trinidad and Tobago has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nicaragua	Trinidad and Tobago	Difference	Ahead
2000s	10.8%	11.8%	0.9%	Trinidad and Tobago
2010s	6.5%	7.2%	0.8%	Trinidad and Tobago

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher interest payments, Nicaragua or Trinidad and Tobago?: Trinidad and Tobago, at 9.6% against 9.2% in Nicaragua as of 2019.
What is the difference in interest payments between Nicaragua and Trinidad and Tobago?: 0.4%, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Trinidad and Tobago?: 19 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2019.
How do Nicaragua and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for interest payments?: Nicaragua ranks 57th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 55th 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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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: 03 September 2026

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.