Equatorial Guinea vs Saudi Arabia: Interest payments
Interest payments over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 4.2% against 3.5% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 102nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 105th of 155 countries.
Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.0% | 1.2% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 2.8% | 3.9% | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Equatorial Guinea or Saudi Arabia?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 4.2% against 3.5% in Saudi Arabia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Equatorial Guinea and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.7%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Saudi Arabia?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2022.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Saudi Arabia rank globally for interest payments?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 102nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 105th 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.