Germany vs Latvia: Interest payments
Germany
2.5%
in 2024
Latvia
2.7%
in 2024
Germany rank
123rd
Latvia rank
120th
Interest payments over time
- Germany
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 2.7% against 2.5% in Germany, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 123rd and Latvia ranks 120th of 155 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and Latvia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.4% | 2.8% | 4.6% | Germany |
| 2000s | 6.0% | 2.6% | 3.5% | Germany |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 4.1% | 1.0% | Latvia |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.9% | 0.3% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Germany or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 2.7% against 2.5% in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Germany and Latvia?
- 0.2%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Latvia?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Latvia rank globally for interest payments?
- Germany ranks 123rd and Latvia ranks 120th 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.