Côte d'Ivoire vs Lower middle income: Interest payments

Côte d'Ivoire
18.0%
in 2023
Lower middle income
9.0%
in 2021
Côte d'Ivoire rank
24th
Lower middle income rank
22nd

Interest payments over time

  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Lower middle income
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How they compare

Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 18.0% against 9.0% in Lower middle income, a difference of 9.0%.

That makes Côte d'Ivoire's figure about 2.0 times Lower middle income's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Côte d'Ivoire ahead.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 24th and Lower middle income ranks 22nd of 155 countries.

Côte d'Ivoire has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Côte d'Ivoire Lower middle income Difference Ahead
2000s 11.1% 8.5% 2.7% Côte d'Ivoire
2010s 9.6% 7.1% 2.6% Côte d'Ivoire
2020s 14.6% 9.7% 4.9% Côte d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher interest payments, Côte d'Ivoire or Lower middle income?
Côte d'Ivoire, at 18.0% against 9.0% in Lower middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in interest payments between Côte d'Ivoire and Lower middle income?
9.0%, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Lower middle income?
19 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2021.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and Lower middle income rank globally for interest payments?
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 24th and Lower middle income ranks 22nd 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

Indicator
Interest payments (% of revenue)
Unit
% of revenue
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
196 places, 5,564 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

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.