El Salvador vs Namibia: Interest payments
El Salvador
14.3%
in 2024
Namibia
14.7%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
31st
Namibia rank
30th
Interest payments over time
- El Salvador
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 14.7% against 14.3% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 31st and Namibia ranks 30th of 155 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Namibia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.5% | 7.5% | 1.0% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 7.0% | 4.4% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 6.7% | 4.2% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 12.6% | 14.1% | 1.6% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, El Salvador or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 14.7% against 14.3% in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in interest payments between El Salvador and Namibia?
- 0.4%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Namibia?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Namibia rank globally for interest payments?
- El Salvador ranks 31st and Namibia ranks 30th 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.