Costa Rica vs Iceland: Interest payments
Interest payments over time
- Costa Rica
- Iceland
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 16.6% against 14.9% in Iceland, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 26th and Iceland ranks 29th of 155 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Iceland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.6% | 5.9% | 1.7% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 9.8% | 8.9% | 0.8% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 17.0% | 10.7% | 6.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 15.5% | 14.4% | 1.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 19.1% | 8.2% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 13.9% | 2.0% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Costa Rica or Iceland?
- Costa Rica, at 16.6% against 14.9% in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Costa Rica and Iceland?
- 1.7%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Iceland?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Iceland rank globally for interest payments?
- Costa Rica ranks 26th and Iceland ranks 29th 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.