Togo vs Upper middle income: Interest payments
Interest payments over time
- Togo
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Togo currently reports 16.2% against 8.8% in Upper middle income, a difference of 7.4%.
That makes Togo's figure about 1.8 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Upper middle income ahead.
Togo ranks 22nd and Upper middle income ranks 23rd of 152 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Togo averaged higher in 2 and Upper middle income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Togo | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.7% | 7.2% | 0.5% | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 7.7% | 1.7% | Togo |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 8.2% | 7.8% | Togo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Togo or Upper middle income?
- Togo, at 16.2% against 8.8% in Upper middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Togo and Upper middle income?
- 7.4%, with Togo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Togo and Upper middle income?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
- How do Togo and Upper middle income rank globally for interest payments?
- Togo ranks 22nd and Upper middle income ranks 23rd 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.