Brazil vs India: Interest payments
Brazil
30.1%
in 2024
India
34.0%
in 2022
Brazil rank
6th
India rank
3rd
Interest payments over time
- Brazil
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 34.0% against 30.1% in Brazil, a difference of 3.9%.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 6th and India ranks 3rd of 155 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and India in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 32.5% | 24.5% | 8.0% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 28.9% | 34.0% | 5.1% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Brazil or India?
- India, at 34.0% against 30.1% in Brazil as of 2022.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Brazil and India?
- 3.9%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and India?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2022.
- How do Brazil and India rank globally for interest payments?
- Brazil ranks 6th and India ranks 3rd 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.