Belgium vs Madagascar: Interest payments
Interest payments over time
- Belgium
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 4.8% against 4.5% in Belgium, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Madagascar ahead.
Belgium ranks 96th and Madagascar ranks 93rd of 155 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Madagascar in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.7% | 59.9% | 40.2% | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 9.8% | 10.1% | 0.3% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 5.2% | 1.3% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 5.2% | 1.1% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Belgium or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 4.8% against 4.5% in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Belgium and Madagascar?
- 0.3%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Madagascar?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Madagascar rank globally for interest payments?
- Belgium ranks 96th and Madagascar ranks 93rd 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.