Congo vs Italy: Interest payments
Congo
9.0%
in 2021
Italy
9.4%
in 2024
Congo rank
59th
Italy rank
58th
Interest payments over time
- Congo
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 9.4% against 9.0% in Congo, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 59th and Italy ranks 58th of 155 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.2% | 12.9% | 0.7% | Italy |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 10.4% | 6.7% | Italy |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 8.4% | 0.3% | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Congo or Italy?
- Italy, at 9.4% against 9.0% in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Congo and Italy?
- 0.4%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Italy?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2021.
- How do Congo and Italy rank globally for interest payments?
- Congo ranks 59th and Italy ranks 58th 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.