Egypt vs India: Interest payments
Egypt
33.3%
in 2015
India
34.0%
in 2022
Egypt rank
4th
India rank
3rd
Interest payments over time
- Egypt
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 34.0% against 33.3% in Egypt, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1975 it was India ahead.
Egypt ranks 4th and India ranks 3rd of 155 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and India in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.3% | 11.8% | 5.5% | India |
| 1980s | 9.7% | 19.7% | 10.0% | India |
| 1990s | 20.6% | 31.3% | 10.8% | India |
| 2000s | 19.7% | 30.0% | 10.3% | India |
| 2010s | 28.3% | 24.8% | 3.6% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Egypt or India?
- India, at 34.0% against 33.3% in Egypt as of 2022.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Egypt and India?
- 0.7%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and India?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2015.
- How do Egypt and India rank globally for interest payments?
- Egypt ranks 4th and India ranks 3rd 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.