Australia vs Botswana: Interest payments
Australia
3.1%
in 2022
Botswana
3.4%
in 2023
Australia rank
114th
Botswana rank
111th
Interest payments over time
- Australia
- Botswana
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 3.4% against 3.1% in Australia, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 114th and Botswana ranks 111th of 155 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Botswana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.6% | 1.5% | 5.0% | Australia |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.0% | 0.5% | Australia |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 1.7% | 1.8% | Australia |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 2.1% | 1.2% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Australia or Botswana?
- Botswana, at 3.4% against 3.1% in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Australia and Botswana?
- 0.3%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Botswana?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Botswana rank globally for interest payments?
- Australia ranks 114th and Botswana ranks 111th 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.