Maldives vs Mauritius: Interest payments
Interest payments over time
- Maldives
- Mauritius
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 10.4% against 9.7% in Maldives, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Mauritius ahead.
Maldives ranks 53rd and Mauritius ranks 51st of 155 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 1 and Mauritius in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.3% | 12.7% | 11.4% | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 4.1% | 21.3% | 17.2% | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 4.0% | 12.5% | 8.5% | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 12.9% | 8.2% | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 8.7% | 1.5% | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 9.2% | 0.9% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Maldives or Mauritius?
- Mauritius, at 10.4% against 9.7% in Maldives as of 2024.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Maldives and Mauritius?
- 0.7%, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Mauritius?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2021.
- How do Maldives and Mauritius rank globally for interest payments?
- Maldives ranks 53rd and Mauritius ranks 51st 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.