Bangladesh vs Low & middle income: Interest payments
Interest payments over time
- Bangladesh
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 20.8% against 10.1% in Low & middle income, a difference of 10.7%.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 2.1 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 16th and Low & middle income ranks 15th of 155 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.8% | 5.1% | 16.7% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 18.1% | 6.2% | 11.9% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 21.0% | 8.8% | 12.2% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Bangladesh or Low & middle income?
- Bangladesh, at 20.8% against 10.1% in Low & middle income as of 2021.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Bangladesh and Low & middle income?
- 10.7%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Low & middle income?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2021.
- How do Bangladesh and Low & middle income rank globally for interest payments?
- Bangladesh ranks 16th and Low & middle income ranks 15th 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.