Which has higher interest payments, Bahamas or IDA & IBRD total?

Bahamas, at 20.0% against 9.8% in IDA & IBRD total as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and IDA & IBRD total?

20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2023.

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.

Bahamas vs IDA & IBRD total: Interest payments

Bahamas

20.0%

in 2024

IDA & IBRD total

9.8%

in 2023

Bahamas rank

19th

IDA & IBRD total rank

18th

Interest payments over time

Bahamas
IDA & IBRD total

How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 20.0% against 9.8% in IDA & IBRD total, a difference of 10.2%.

That makes Bahamas's figure about 2.0 times IDA & IBRD total's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Bahamas has been ahead every year.

Bahamas ranks 19th and IDA & IBRD total ranks 18th of 155 countries.

Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahamas	IDA & IBRD total	Difference	Ahead
2000s	10.7%	7.2%	3.5%	Bahamas
2010s	14.0%	6.3%	7.7%	Bahamas
2020s	20.0%	8.6%	11.3%	Bahamas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher interest payments, Bahamas or IDA & IBRD total?: Bahamas, at 20.0% against 9.8% in IDA & IBRD total as of 2024.
What is the difference in interest payments between Bahamas and IDA & IBRD total?: 10.2%, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and IDA & IBRD total?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2023.
How do Bahamas and IDA & IBRD total rank globally for interest payments?: Bahamas ranks 19th and IDA & IBRD total ranks 18th 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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Indicator: Interest payments (% of revenue)
Unit: % of revenue
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 196 places, 5,564 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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.