Cameroon vs Nicaragua: Interest payments
Cameroon
6.8%
in 2021
Nicaragua
7.0%
in 2024
Cameroon rank
78th
Nicaragua rank
76th
Interest payments over time
- Cameroon
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 7.0% against 6.8% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 78th and Nicaragua ranks 76th of 155 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.8% | 10.8% | 5.0% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 5.6% | 1.8% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 6.3% | 0.3% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Cameroon or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 7.0% against 6.8% in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Cameroon and Nicaragua?
- 0.2%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nicaragua?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Cameroon and Nicaragua rank globally for interest payments?
- Cameroon ranks 78th and Nicaragua ranks 76th 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.