Canada vs Kazakhstan: Interest payments
Canada
8.4%
in 2024
Kazakhstan
9.0%
in 2023
Canada rank
62nd
Kazakhstan rank
60th
Interest payments over time
- Canada
- Kazakhstan
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 9.0% against 8.4% in Canada, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 62nd and Kazakhstan ranks 60th of 155 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Kazakhstan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Kazakhstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.4% | 6.9% | 15.5% | Canada |
| 2000s | 16.4% | 6.7% | 9.7% | Canada |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 3.8% | 3.6% | Canada |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 8.8% | 2.9% | Kazakhstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Canada or Kazakhstan?
- Kazakhstan, at 9.0% against 8.4% in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Canada and Kazakhstan?
- 0.6%, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Kazakhstan?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Kazakhstan rank globally for interest payments?
- Canada ranks 62nd and Kazakhstan ranks 60th 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.