Maldives vs Paraguay: Interest payments
Maldives
9.7%
in 2021
Paraguay
10.3%
in 2024
Maldives rank
53rd
Paraguay rank
52nd
Interest payments over time
- Maldives
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 10.3% against 9.7% in Maldives, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Paraguay ahead.
Maldives ranks 53rd and Paraguay ranks 52nd of 155 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.9% | 4.0% | 0.9% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 2.8% | 4.4% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 6.5% | 3.6% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Maldives or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 10.3% against 9.7% in Maldives as of 2024.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Maldives and Paraguay?
- 0.6%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Paraguay?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2021.
- How do Maldives and Paraguay rank globally for interest payments?
- Maldives ranks 53rd and Paraguay ranks 52nd 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.