Late-demographic dividend vs Malaysia: Interest payments
Interest payments over time
- Late-demographic dividend
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 15.6% against 5.5% in Late-demographic dividend, a difference of 10.1%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 2.8 times Late-demographic dividend's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Malaysia ahead.
Late-demographic dividend ranks 29th and Malaysia ranks 27th of 41 groups.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Late-demographic dividend | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.3% | 11.7% | 1.4% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 7.6% | 10.8% | 3.2% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 11.0% | 5.1% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 15.2% | 10.1% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Late-demographic dividend or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 15.6% against 5.5% in Late-demographic dividend as of 2024.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Late-demographic dividend and Malaysia?
- 10.1%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Late-demographic dividend and Malaysia?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Late-demographic dividend and Malaysia rank globally for interest payments?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 29th and Malaysia ranks 27th of 41 groups.
- 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.