Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Zambia: Interest payments
Interest payments over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 28.3% against 13.9% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 14.4%.
That makes Zambia's figure about 2.0 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 5th and Zambia ranks 8th of 41 groups.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.8% | 13.8% | 1.0% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 10.3% | 12.6% | 2.3% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 19.2% | 8.4% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 29.5% | 16.9% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 28.3% against 13.9% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Zambia?
- 14.4%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Zambia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Zambia rank globally for interest payments?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 5th and Zambia ranks 8th 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.