East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Jordan: Interest payments
Interest payments over time
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Jordan
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 18.6% against 9.3% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 9.3%.
That makes Jordan's figure about 2.0 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Jordan ahead.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 20th and Jordan ranks 22nd of 41 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Jordan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.2% | 11.5% | 0.6% | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 8.1% | 1.1% | Jordan |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 11.7% | 5.5% | Jordan |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 17.0% | 8.9% | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Jordan?
- Jordan, at 18.6% against 9.3% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in interest payments between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Jordan?
- 9.3%, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Jordan?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2022.
- How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Jordan rank globally for interest payments?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 20th and Jordan ranks 22nd 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.