Belgium vs Ecuador: Interest payments
Belgium
4.5%
in 2024
Ecuador
4.7%
in 2022
Belgium rank
96th
Ecuador rank
94th
Interest payments over time
- Belgium
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 4.7% against 4.5% in Belgium, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 96th and Ecuador ranks 94th of 155 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Ecuador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.0% | 5.4% | 0.6% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 6.3% | 2.2% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Belgium or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 4.7% against 4.5% in Belgium as of 2022.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Belgium and Ecuador?
- 0.2%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Ecuador?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2022.
- How do Belgium and Ecuador rank globally for interest payments?
- Belgium ranks 96th and Ecuador ranks 94th 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.