Cape Verde vs Laos: Interest payments (% of revenue)
Cape Verde
10.9%
in 2020
Laos
11.8%
in 2022
Cape Verde rank
49th
Laos rank
46th
Interest payments (% of revenue) over time
- Cape Verde
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 11.8% against 10.9% in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Cape Verde's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 49th and Laos ranks 46th of 155 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 2 and Laos in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.1% | 4.0% | 1.1% | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 6.1% | 2.8% | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 12.0% | 1.1% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Cape Verde or Laos?
- Laos, at 11.8% against 10.9% in Cape Verde as of 2022.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Cape Verde and Laos?
- 0.9%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Laos?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2020.
- How do Cape Verde and Laos rank globally for interest payments?
- Cape Verde ranks 49th and Laos ranks 46th 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.