Barbados vs Middle income: Interest payments (% of revenue)
Barbados
25.6%
in 2016
Middle income
10.4%
in 2023
Barbados rank
9th
Middle income rank
12th
Interest payments (% of revenue) over time
- Barbados
- Middle income
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 25.6% against 10.4% in Middle income, a difference of 15.2%.
That makes Barbados's figure about 2.5 times Middle income's.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 9th and Middle income ranks 12th of 155 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.9% | 7.8% | 7.1% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 24.1% | 6.1% | 17.9% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Barbados or Middle income?
- Barbados, at 25.6% against 10.4% in Middle income as of 2016.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Barbados and Middle income?
- 15.2%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Middle income?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2016.
- How do Barbados and Middle income rank globally for interest payments?
- Barbados ranks 9th and Middle income ranks 12th 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.