Egypt vs South Asia: Interest payments
Egypt
33.3%
in 2015
South Asia
43.9%
in 2023
Egypt rank
4th
South Asia rank
1st
Interest payments over time
- Egypt
- South Asia
How they compare
South Asia currently reports 43.9% against 33.3% in Egypt, a difference of 10.6%.
That makes South Asia's figure about 1.3 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Asia ahead.
Egypt ranks 4th and South Asia ranks 1st of 155 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and South Asia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.6% | 29.7% | 9.1% | South Asia |
| 2000s | 19.7% | 24.4% | 4.7% | South Asia |
| 2010s | 28.3% | 21.3% | 7.0% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Egypt or South Asia?
- South Asia, at 43.9% against 33.3% in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Egypt and South Asia?
- 10.6%, with South Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and South Asia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
- How do Egypt and South Asia rank globally for interest payments?
- Egypt ranks 4th and South Asia ranks 1st 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.