Eswatini vs Nicaragua: Interest payments
Interest payments over time
- Eswatini
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 7.4% against 7.0% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Eswatini ranks 73rd and Nicaragua ranks 76th of 155 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.6% | 8.6% | 6.0% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 9.8% | 6.4% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 5.8% | 2.1% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 6.3% | 1.3% | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Eswatini or Nicaragua?
- Eswatini, at 7.4% against 7.0% in Nicaragua as of 2021.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Eswatini and Nicaragua?
- 0.4%, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Nicaragua?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2021.
- How do Eswatini and Nicaragua rank globally for interest payments?
- Eswatini ranks 73rd and Nicaragua ranks 76th 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.