Bahamas vs East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Interest payments
Interest payments over time
- Bahamas
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 20.0% against 9.8% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 10.2%.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 2.0 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 19th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 17th of 155 countries.
Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.4% | 12.2% | 0.3% | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 10.6% | 6.5% | 4.0% | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 6.2% | 7.8% | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 20.0% | 8.5% | 11.4% | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Bahamas or East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Bahamas, at 20.0% against 9.8% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Bahamas and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 10.2%, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Bahamas and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for interest payments?
- Bahamas ranks 19th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 17th 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.