Barbados vs Zambia: Interest payments
Barbados
25.6%
in 2016
Zambia
28.3%
in 2024
Barbados rank
9th
Zambia rank
8th
Interest payments over time
- Barbados
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 28.3% against 25.6% in Barbados, a difference of 2.7%.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Zambia ahead.
Barbados ranks 9th and Zambia ranks 8th of 155 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.9% | 12.6% | 2.3% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 24.1% | 12.9% | 11.1% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Barbados or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 28.3% against 25.6% in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Barbados and Zambia?
- 2.7%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Zambia?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2016.
- How do Barbados and Zambia rank globally for interest payments?
- Barbados ranks 9th and Zambia ranks 8th 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.