Lesotho vs Malta: Interest payments
Lesotho
3.5%
in 2024
Malta
3.5%
in 2024
Lesotho rank
107th
Malta rank
108th
Interest payments over time
- Lesotho
- Malta
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 3.5% against 3.5% in Malta, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 107th and Malta ranks 108th of 155 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Malta in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.3% | 1.5% | 6.9% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 4.8% | 6.0% | 1.2% | Malta |
| 2000s | 4.2% | 10.0% | 5.7% | Malta |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 6.3% | 4.5% | Malta |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 3.3% | 0.2% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Lesotho or Malta?
- Lesotho, at 3.5% against 3.5% in Malta as of 2024.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Lesotho and Malta?
- 0.0%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Malta?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Malta rank globally for interest payments?
- Lesotho ranks 107th and Malta ranks 108th 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.