Bahrain vs Egypt: Interest payments
Bahrain
31.9%
in 2020
Egypt
33.3%
in 2015
Bahrain rank
5th
Egypt rank
4th
Interest payments over time
- Bahrain
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 33.3% against 31.9% in Bahrain, a difference of 1.4%.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Bahrain ranks 5th and Egypt ranks 4th of 155 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.3% | 20.6% | 17.3% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 19.7% | 16.2% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 28.3% | 21.6% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Bahrain or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 33.3% against 31.9% in Bahrain as of 2015.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Bahrain and Egypt?
- 1.4%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Egypt?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
- How do Bahrain and Egypt rank globally for interest payments?
- Bahrain ranks 5th and Egypt ranks 4th 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.