Korea vs Portugal: Interest payments
Korea
5.3%
in 2024
Portugal
5.4%
in 2024
Korea rank
88th
Portugal rank
87th
Interest payments over time
- Korea
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 5.4% against 5.3% in Korea, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 88th and Portugal ranks 87th of 155 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.3% | 7.1% | 2.8% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 6.1% | 19.4% | 13.3% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 13.3% | 9.8% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 8.0% | 2.9% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 10.7% | 6.0% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 5.9% | 1.8% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Korea or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 5.4% against 5.3% in Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Korea and Portugal?
- 0.1%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Portugal?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Korea and Portugal rank globally for interest payments?
- Korea ranks 88th and Portugal ranks 87th 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.