Botswana vs Malta: Interest payments
Botswana
3.4%
in 2023
Malta
3.5%
in 2024
Botswana rank
111th
Malta rank
108th
Interest payments over time
- Botswana
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 3.5% against 3.4% in Botswana, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malta ahead.
Botswana ranks 111th and Malta ranks 108th of 155 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.5% | 4.0% | 2.5% | Malta |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 9.0% | 8.0% | Malta |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 6.3% | 4.7% | Malta |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 3.3% | 0.8% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Botswana or Malta?
- Malta, at 3.5% against 3.4% in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Botswana and Malta?
- 0.1%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Malta?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Malta rank globally for interest payments?
- Botswana ranks 111th and Malta ranks 108th 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.