Argentina vs Kazakhstan: Interest payments
Argentina
8.5%
in 2024
Kazakhstan
9.0%
in 2023
Argentina rank
61st
Kazakhstan rank
60th
Interest payments over time
- Argentina
- Kazakhstan
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 9.0% against 8.5% in Argentina, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 61st and Kazakhstan ranks 60th of 155 countries.
Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Kazakhstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.1% | 6.9% | 10.2% | Argentina |
| 2000s | 32.1% | 6.7% | 25.3% | Argentina |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 5.2% | 7.9% | Argentina |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 8.8% | 0.5% | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Argentina or Kazakhstan?
- Kazakhstan, at 9.0% against 8.5% in Argentina as of 2023.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Argentina and Kazakhstan?
- 0.5%, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Kazakhstan?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
- How do Argentina and Kazakhstan rank globally for interest payments?
- Argentina ranks 61st and Kazakhstan ranks 60th 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.