Bahrain vs North America: Interest payments
Interest payments over time
- Bahrain
- North America
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 31.9% against 14.3% in North America, a difference of 17.6%.
That makes Bahrain's figure about 2.2 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1990 it was North America ahead.
Bahrain ranks 5th and North America ranks 4th of 155 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 2 and North America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.6% | 21.3% | 17.7% | North America |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 12.5% | 8.7% | North America |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 9.1% | 3.4% | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 31.9% | 8.2% | 23.7% | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Bahrain or North America?
- Bahrain, at 31.9% against 14.3% in North America as of 2020.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Bahrain and North America?
- 17.6%, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and North America?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Bahrain and North America rank globally for interest payments?
- Bahrain ranks 5th and North America 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.