Malaysia vs World: Interest payments
Malaysia
15.6%
in 2024
World
6.9%
in 2023
Malaysia rank
27th
World rank
28th
Interest payments over time
- Malaysia
- World
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 15.6% against 6.9% in World, a difference of 8.7%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 2.2 times World's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 27th and World ranks 28th of 155 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.8% | 10.1% | 2.7% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 10.1% | 6.2% | 4.0% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 5.6% | 5.4% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 15.1% | 6.2% | 8.9% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Malaysia or World?
- Malaysia, at 15.6% against 6.9% in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Malaysia and World?
- 8.7%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and World?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Malaysia and World rank globally for interest payments?
- Malaysia ranks 27th and World ranks 28th 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.