Dominican Republic vs Lower middle income: Interest payments
Interest payments over time
- Dominican Republic
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 19.3% against 9.0% in Lower middle income, a difference of 10.3%.
That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 2.1 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Lower middle income ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 20th and Lower middle income ranks 22nd of 155 countries.
Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.5% | 8.5% | 1.0% | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 7.1% | 8.5% | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 20.4% | 9.7% | 10.6% | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Dominican Republic or Lower middle income?
- Dominican Republic, at 19.3% against 9.0% in Lower middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Dominican Republic and Lower middle income?
- 10.3%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Lower middle income?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2021.
- How do Dominican Republic and Lower middle income rank globally for interest payments?
- Dominican Republic ranks 20th 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
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.