Armenia vs Small states: Interest payments
Interest payments over time
- Armenia
- Small states
How they compare
Armenia currently reports 12.6% against 1.8% in Small states, a difference of 10.8%.
That makes Armenia's figure about 7.1 times Small states's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Small states ahead.
Armenia ranks 42nd and Small states ranks 41st of 155 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Armenia averaged higher in 2 and Small states in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Armenia | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9% | 6.5% | 4.6% | Small states |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 5.2% | 1.4% | Armenia |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 3.7% | 6.8% | Armenia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Armenia or Small states?
- Armenia, at 12.6% against 1.8% in Small states as of 2024.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Armenia and Small states?
- 10.8%, with Armenia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and Small states?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
- How do Armenia and Small states rank globally for interest payments?
- Armenia ranks 42nd and Small states ranks 41st 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.