Least developed countries vs Mozambique: Interest payments

Least developed countries
8.0%
in 2021
Mozambique
15.1%
in 2024
Least developed countries rank
25th
Mozambique rank
28th

Interest payments over time

  • Least developed countries
  • Mozambique
2.557.51012.515201020172024

How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 15.1% against 8.0% in Least developed countries, a difference of 7.1%.

That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.9 times Least developed countries's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Least developed countries ahead.

Least developed countries ranks 25th and Mozambique ranks 28th of 41 groups.

Mozambique has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Least developed countries Mozambique Difference Ahead
2010s 5.4% 7.7% 2.3% Mozambique
2020s 7.6% 9.8% 2.2% Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher interest payments, Least developed countries or Mozambique?
Mozambique, at 15.1% against 8.0% in Least developed countries as of 2024.
What is the difference in interest payments between Least developed countries and Mozambique?
7.1%, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries and Mozambique?
8 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2021.
How do Least developed countries and Mozambique rank globally for interest payments?
Least developed countries ranks 25th and Mozambique ranks 28th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Least developed countries vs Mozambique: Interest payments. Statizoid, drawing on Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Retrieved 05 September 2026, from https://public-sector.statizoid.com/compare/interest-payments-percent-of-revenue/least-developed-countries-un-classification/mozambique/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://public-sector.statizoid.com/compare/interest-payments-percent-of-revenue/least-developed-countries-un-classification/mozambique/">Least developed countries vs Mozambique: Interest payments</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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.