Euro area vs Trinidad and Tobago: Interest payments (% of revenue)
Interest payments (% of revenue) over time
- Euro area
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 13.2% against 2.9% in Euro area, a difference of 10.3%.
That makes Trinidad and Tobago's figure about 4.6 times Euro area's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Euro area ahead.
Euro area ranks 39th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 40th of 41 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Euro area averaged higher in 2 and Trinidad and Tobago in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.6% | 2.2% | 1.4% | Euro area |
| 1980s | 4.7% | 2.2% | 2.5% | Euro area |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 10.2% | 4.8% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 7.6% | 2.6% | Trinidad and Tobago |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Euro area or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 13.2% against 2.9% in Euro area as of 2019.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Euro area and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 10.3%, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2019.
- How do Euro area and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for interest payments?
- Euro area ranks 39th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 40th of 41 groups.
- 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.