Argentina vs Congo: Interest payments
Argentina
8.5%
in 2024
Congo
9.0%
in 2021
Argentina rank
61st
Congo rank
59th
Interest payments over time
- Argentina
- Congo
How they compare
Congo currently reports 9.0% against 8.5% in Argentina, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 61st and Congo ranks 59th of 155 countries.
Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.1% | 18.7% | 15.4% | Argentina |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 5.7% | 7.4% | Argentina |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 8.8% | 0.7% | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Argentina or Congo?
- Congo, at 9.0% against 8.5% in Argentina as of 2021.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Argentina and Congo?
- 0.5%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Congo?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2021.
- How do Argentina and Congo rank globally for interest payments?
- Argentina ranks 61st and Congo ranks 59th 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.