Ethiopia vs Saint Lucia: Interest payments
Interest payments over time
- Ethiopia
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 13.6% against 12.6% in Ethiopia, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 41st and Saint Lucia ranks 38th of 155 countries.
Saint Lucia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.0% | 10.7% | 1.6% | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 13.9% | 10.6% | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Ethiopia or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 13.6% against 12.6% in Ethiopia as of 2017.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Ethiopia and Saint Lucia?
- 1.0%, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Saint Lucia?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2017.
- How do Ethiopia and Saint Lucia rank globally for interest payments?
- Ethiopia ranks 41st and Saint Lucia ranks 38th 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.