Sri Lanka vs Zambia: Interest payments
Sri Lanka
49.4%
in 2023
Zambia
26.5%
in 2021
Sri Lanka rank
1st
Zambia rank
4th
Interest payments over time
- Sri Lanka
- Zambia
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 49.4% against 26.5% in Zambia, a difference of 22.9%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.9 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 1st and Zambia ranks 4th of 152 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.6% | 17.9% | 7.7% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 27.9% | 14.4% | 13.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 31.5% | 18.6% | 12.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 33.5% | 29.5% | 3.9% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Sri Lanka or Zambia?
- Sri Lanka, at 49.4% against 26.5% in Zambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Sri Lanka and Zambia?
- 22.9%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Zambia?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2021.
- How do Sri Lanka and Zambia rank globally for interest payments?
- Sri Lanka ranks 1st and Zambia ranks 4th 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.