Late-demographic dividend vs Papua New Guinea: Interest payments

Late-demographic dividend
5.5%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
14.2%
in 2024
Late-demographic dividend rank
29th
Papua New Guinea rank
32nd

Interest payments over time

  • Late-demographic dividend
  • Papua New Guinea
5101520199020072024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 14.2% against 5.5% in Late-demographic dividend, a difference of 8.7%.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 2.6 times Late-demographic dividend's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Late-demographic dividend ranks 29th and Papua New Guinea ranks 32nd of 41 groups.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Late-demographic dividend Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 9.5% 15.9% 6.4% Papua New Guinea
2000s 10.8% 16.5% 5.7% Papua New Guinea
2010s 6.0% 12.0% 5.9% Papua New Guinea
2020s 5.0% 15.2% 10.2% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher interest payments, Late-demographic dividend or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 14.2% against 5.5% in Late-demographic dividend as of 2024.
What is the difference in interest payments between Late-demographic dividend and Papua New Guinea?
8.7%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Late-demographic dividend and Papua New Guinea?
19 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
How do Late-demographic dividend and Papua New Guinea rank globally for interest payments?
Late-demographic dividend ranks 29th and Papua New Guinea ranks 32nd 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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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, 5,564 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

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.