Guinea-Bissau vs Middle income: Interest payments
Interest payments over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Middle income
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 21.0% against 10.4% in Middle income, a difference of 10.6%.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 2.0 times Middle income's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Middle income ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 15th and Middle income ranks 13th of 155 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 1 and Middle income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.6% | 9.2% | 4.5% | Middle income |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 9.6% | 1.7% | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Guinea-Bissau or Middle income?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 21.0% against 10.4% in Middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Guinea-Bissau and Middle income?
- 10.6%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Middle income?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Middle income rank globally for interest payments?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 15th and Middle income ranks 13th 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.