Argentina vs United Kingdom: Interest payments (% of revenue)
Argentina
8.5%
in 2024
United Kingdom
8.3%
in 2024
Argentina rank
62nd
United Kingdom rank
64th
Interest payments (% of revenue) over time
- Argentina
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 8.5% against 8.3% in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Argentina ranks 62nd and United Kingdom ranks 64th of 155 countries.
Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.0% | 8.9% | 3.1% | Argentina |
| 2000s | 32.1% | 6.4% | 25.7% | Argentina |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 7.6% | 5.5% | Argentina |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 8.7% | 0.4% | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Argentina or United Kingdom?
- Argentina, at 8.5% against 8.3% in United Kingdom as of 2024.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Argentina and United Kingdom?
- 0.2%, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and United Kingdom?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and United Kingdom rank globally for interest payments?
- Argentina ranks 62nd and United Kingdom ranks 64th 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.