Euro area vs Zimbabwe: Interest payments (% of revenue)
Euro area
2.9%
in 2024
Zimbabwe
13.5%
in 2018
Euro area rank
39th
Zimbabwe rank
39th
Interest payments (% of revenue) over time
- Euro area
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 13.5% against 2.9% in Euro area, a difference of 10.6%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 4.7 times Euro area's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Euro area ahead.
Euro area ranks 39th and Zimbabwe ranks 39th of 41 groups.
Euro area has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.4% | 2.2% | 3.2% | Euro area |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 4.1% | 0.9% | Euro area |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Euro area or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 13.5% against 2.9% in Euro area as of 2018.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Euro area and Zimbabwe?
- 10.6%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Zimbabwe?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2018.
- How do Euro area and Zimbabwe rank globally for interest payments?
- Euro area ranks 39th and Zimbabwe ranks 39th 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.