Which has higher interest payments, Guinea-Bissau or United States?

Guinea-Bissau, at 21.0% against 20.3% in United States as of 2024.

What is the difference in interest payments between Guinea-Bissau and United States?

0.7%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and United States?

8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.

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.

Guinea-Bissau vs United States: Interest payments (% of revenue)

Guinea-Bissau

21.0%

in 2024

United States

20.3%

in 2024

Guinea-Bissau rank

15th

United States rank

17th

Interest payments (% of revenue) over time

Guinea-Bissau
United States

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 21.0% against 20.3% in United States, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2017 it was United States ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 15th and United States ranks 17th of 155 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea-Bissau	United States	Difference	Ahead
2010s	4.6%	11.6%	7.0%	United States
2020s	13.3%	14.8%	1.5%	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher interest payments, Guinea-Bissau or United States?: Guinea-Bissau, at 21.0% against 20.3% in United States as of 2024.
What is the difference in interest payments between Guinea-Bissau and United States?: 0.7%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and United States?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
How do Guinea-Bissau and United States rank globally for interest payments?: Guinea-Bissau ranks 15th and United States ranks 17th 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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Indicator: Interest payments (% of revenue)
Unit: % of revenue
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 196 places, 5,569 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

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.