Madagascar vs Sudan: Interest payments
Madagascar
4.8%
in 2024
Sudan
5.1%
in 2016
Madagascar rank
93rd
Sudan rank
91st
Interest payments over time
- Madagascar
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 5.1% against 4.8% in Madagascar, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 93rd and Sudan ranks 91st of 155 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 1 and Sudan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.0% | 6.3% | 0.6% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 7.2% | 1.9% | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Madagascar or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 5.1% against 4.8% in Madagascar as of 2016.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Madagascar and Sudan?
- 0.3%, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Sudan?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2016.
- How do Madagascar and Sudan rank globally for interest payments?
- Madagascar ranks 93rd and Sudan ranks 91st 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.