Bangladesh vs East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Interest payments (% of revenue)

Bangladesh
20.8%
in 2021
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
9.3%
in 2022
Bangladesh rank
16th
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
19th

Interest payments (% of revenue) over time

  • Bangladesh
  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
5101520199620092022

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 20.8% against 9.3% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 11.5%.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 2.2 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 16th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 19th of 155 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 19.2% 7.1% 12.1% Bangladesh
2010s 18.1% 6.2% 12.0% Bangladesh
2020s 21.0% 7.5% 13.4% Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher interest payments, Bangladesh or East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
Bangladesh, at 20.8% against 9.3% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2021.
What is the difference in interest payments between Bangladesh and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
11.5%, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
17 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2021.
How do Bangladesh and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank globally for interest payments?
Bangladesh ranks 16th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 19th 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

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.