Bangladesh vs Middle income: Interest payments
Bangladesh
20.8%
in 2021
Middle income
10.4%
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
16th
Middle income rank
13th
Interest payments over time
- Bangladesh
- Middle income
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 20.8% against 10.4% in Middle income, a difference of 10.4%.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 2.0 times Middle income's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 16th and Middle income ranks 13th of 155 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.7% | 8.4% | 10.3% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 18.1% | 7.0% | 11.1% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 21.0% | 9.4% | 11.6% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Bangladesh or Middle income?
- Bangladesh, at 20.8% against 10.4% in Middle income as of 2021.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Bangladesh and Middle income?
- 10.4%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Middle income?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2021.
- How do Bangladesh and Middle income rank globally for interest payments?
- Bangladesh ranks 16th and Middle income ranks 13th 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.