North America vs Seychelles: Interest payments
Interest payments over time
- North America
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 19.7% against 10.3% in North America, a difference of 9.4%.
That makes Seychelles's figure about 1.9 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1985 it was North America ahead.
North America ranks 11th and Seychelles ranks 13th of 39 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, North America averaged higher in 1 and Seychelles in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.3% | 14.7% | 0.6% | North America |
| 1990s | 18.7% | 19.8% | 1.1% | Seychelles |
| 2000s | 12.2% | 18.9% | 6.7% | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, North America or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 19.7% against 10.3% in North America as of 2008.
- What is the difference in interest payments between North America and Seychelles?
- 9.4%, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Seychelles?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2008.
- How do North America and Seychelles rank globally for interest payments?
- North America ranks 11th and Seychelles ranks 13th of 39 groups.
- 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.