Eswatini vs Romania: Interest payments
Eswatini
7.4%
in 2021
Romania
7.3%
in 2024
Eswatini rank
73rd
Romania rank
74th
Interest payments over time
- Eswatini
- Romania
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 7.4% against 7.3% in Romania, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Romania ahead.
Eswatini ranks 73rd and Romania ranks 74th of 155 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.6% | 16.2% | 13.6% | Romania |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 5.7% | 2.2% | Romania |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 4.8% | 1.2% | Romania |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 4.6% | 2.9% | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Eswatini or Romania?
- Eswatini, at 7.4% against 7.3% in Romania as of 2021.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Eswatini and Romania?
- 0.1%, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Romania?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2021.
- How do Eswatini and Romania rank globally for interest payments?
- Eswatini ranks 73rd and Romania ranks 74th 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.