Angola vs Zambia: Interest payments
Angola
25.2%
in 2024
Zambia
28.3%
in 2024
Angola rank
10th
Zambia rank
8th
Interest payments over time
- Angola
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 28.3% against 25.2% in Angola, a difference of 3.1%.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Angola's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Zambia ahead.
Angola ranks 10th and Zambia ranks 8th of 155 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 14.1% | 13.8% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 12.0% | 9.0% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 19.2% | 9.6% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 21.1% | 29.5% | 8.4% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Angola or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 28.3% against 25.2% in Angola as of 2024.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Angola and Zambia?
- 3.1%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Zambia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do Angola and Zambia rank globally for interest payments?
- Angola ranks 10th and Zambia ranks 8th of 155 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Interest payments (% of revenue). 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 a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.