Which has higher interest payments, Bahamas or United States?

United States, at 20.3% against 20.0% in Bahamas as of 2024.

What is the difference in interest payments between Bahamas and United States?

0.3%, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and United States?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

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 United States: Interest payments (% of revenue)

Bahamas

20.0%

in 2024

United States

20.3%

in 2024

Bahamas rank

19th

United States rank

17th

Interest payments (% of revenue) over time

Bahamas
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 20.3% against 20.0% in Bahamas, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United States ahead.

Bahamas ranks 19th and United States ranks 17th of 155 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 2 and United States in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahamas	United States	Difference	Ahead
1990s	13.0%	16.4%	3.4%	United States
2000s	10.7%	11.3%	0.6%	United States
2010s	14.0%	10.8%	3.2%	Bahamas
2020s	20.0%	14.8%	5.2%	Bahamas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher interest payments, Bahamas or United States?: United States, at 20.3% against 20.0% in Bahamas as of 2024.
What is the difference in interest payments between Bahamas and United States?: 0.3%, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and United States?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Bahamas and United States rank globally for interest payments?: Bahamas ranks 19th and United States 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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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, 5,569 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed: 29 October 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.