Guinea-Bissau vs Upper middle income: Interest payments
Interest payments over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 21.0% against 10.4% in Upper middle income, a difference of 10.6%.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 2.0 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Upper middle income ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 15th and Upper middle income ranks 12th of 155 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 1 and Upper middle income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.6% | 8.1% | 3.4% | Upper middle income |
| 2020s | 13.3% | 9.0% | 4.3% | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Guinea-Bissau or Upper middle income?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 21.0% against 10.4% in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Guinea-Bissau and Upper middle income?
- 10.6%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Upper middle income?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Upper middle income rank globally for interest payments?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 15th and Upper middle income ranks 12th 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.