El Salvador vs Tanzania: Interest payments (% of revenue)
El Salvador
14.3%
in 2024
Tanzania
14.4%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
32nd
Tanzania rank
31st
Interest payments (% of revenue) over time
- El Salvador
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 14.4% against 14.3% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2009 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 32nd and Tanzania ranks 31st of 155 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.3% | 4.5% | 7.8% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 8.1% | 2.7% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 12.6% | 12.2% | 0.4% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, El Salvador or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 14.4% against 14.3% in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in interest payments between El Salvador and Tanzania?
- 0.1%, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Tanzania?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Tanzania rank globally for interest payments?
- El Salvador ranks 32nd and Tanzania ranks 31st 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.