Brazil vs Zambia: Interest payments
Brazil
30.1%
in 2024
Zambia
28.3%
in 2024
Brazil rank
6th
Zambia rank
8th
Interest payments over time
- Brazil
- Zambia
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 30.1% against 28.3% in Zambia, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 6th and Zambia ranks 8th of 155 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 32.0% | 19.2% | 12.7% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 28.5% | 29.5% | 1.0% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Brazil or Zambia?
- Brazil, at 30.1% against 28.3% in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Brazil and Zambia?
- 1.8%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Zambia?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Zambia rank globally for interest payments?
- Brazil ranks 6th and Zambia ranks 8th 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.