East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Gabon: Interest payments
Interest payments over time
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Gabon
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 18.9% against 9.3% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 9.6%.
That makes Gabon's figure about 2.0 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2012 it was East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 20th and Gabon ranks 21st of 41 groups.
Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.9% | 9.7% | 2.8% | Gabon |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 19.1% | 11.6% | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Gabon?
- Gabon, at 18.9% against 9.3% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2021.
- What is the difference in interest payments between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Gabon?
- 9.6%, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Gabon?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2021.
- How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Gabon rank globally for interest payments?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 20th and Gabon ranks 21st of 41 groups.
- 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.