Portugal vs Thailand: Interest payments
Portugal
5.7%
in 2023
Thailand
5.5%
in 2023
Portugal rank
86th
Thailand rank
87th
Interest payments over time
- Portugal
- Thailand
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 5.7% against 5.5% in Thailand, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Thailand ahead.
Portugal ranks 86th and Thailand ranks 87th of 152 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 5 and Thailand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.7% | 8.9% | 3.2% | Thailand |
| 1980s | 16.4% | 15.7% | 0.7% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 14.1% | 6.2% | 7.9% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 7.2% | 7.1% | 0.1% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 5.5% | 3.9% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 5.1% | 0.6% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Portugal or Thailand?
- Portugal, at 5.7% against 5.5% in Thailand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Portugal and Thailand?
- 0.2%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Thailand?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and Thailand rank globally for interest payments?
- Portugal ranks 86th and Thailand ranks 87th 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.
Individual pages
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.