Ethiopia vs Zimbabwe: Interest payments
Ethiopia
12.6%
in 2024
Zimbabwe
13.5%
in 2018
Ethiopia rank
41st
Zimbabwe rank
39th
Interest payments over time
- Ethiopia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 13.5% against 12.6% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 41st and Zimbabwe ranks 39th of 155 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.2% | 0.7% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 4.1% | 0.5% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Ethiopia or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 13.5% against 12.6% in Ethiopia as of 2018.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Ethiopia and Zimbabwe?
- 0.9%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Zimbabwe?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2018.
- How do Ethiopia and Zimbabwe rank globally for interest payments?
- Ethiopia ranks 41st and Zimbabwe ranks 39th 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.