Bhutan vs Norway: Interest payments
Bhutan
1.5%
in 2020
Norway
1.6%
in 2024
Bhutan rank
133rd
Norway rank
132nd
Interest payments over time
- Bhutan
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 1.6% against 1.5% in Bhutan, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Norway ahead.
Bhutan ranks 133rd and Norway ranks 132nd of 155 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4% | 6.0% | 5.6% | Norway |
| 1990s | 3.6% | 5.0% | 1.5% | Norway |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 3.3% | 0.3% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 1.0% | 4.6% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 0.7% | 0.8% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Bhutan or Norway?
- Norway, at 1.6% against 1.5% in Bhutan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Bhutan and Norway?
- 0.1%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Norway?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2020.
- How do Bhutan and Norway rank globally for interest payments?
- Bhutan ranks 133rd and Norway ranks 132nd 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.