Peru vs Uruguay: Interest payments
Peru
6.1%
in 2021
Uruguay
6.4%
in 2023
Peru rank
80th
Uruguay rank
78th
Interest payments over time
- Peru
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 6.4% against 6.1% in Peru, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Peru ahead.
Peru ranks 80th and Uruguay ranks 78th of 152 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.5% | 2.3% | 12.3% | Peru |
| 1980s | 23.5% | 6.2% | 17.3% | Peru |
| 1990s | 21.4% | 6.1% | 15.4% | Peru |
| 2000s | 11.0% | 13.2% | 2.2% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 7.6% | 1.8% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 7.4% | 1.5% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Peru or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 6.4% against 6.1% in Peru as of 2023.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Peru and Uruguay?
- 0.3%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Uruguay?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2021.
- How do Peru and Uruguay rank globally for interest payments?
- Peru ranks 80th and Uruguay ranks 78th 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.