Maldives vs Rwanda: Interest payments (% of revenue)
Maldives
9.7%
in 2021
Rwanda
9.5%
in 2024
Maldives rank
53rd
Rwanda rank
56th
Interest payments (% of revenue) over time
- Maldives
- Rwanda
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 9.7% against 9.5% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Rwanda ahead.
Maldives ranks 53rd and Rwanda ranks 56th of 155 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.3% | 1.9% | 0.7% | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 2.4% | 1.3% | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 10.1% | 7.6% | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 3.6% | 2.9% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 5.9% | 4.3% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Maldives or Rwanda?
- Maldives, at 9.7% against 9.5% in Rwanda as of 2021.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Maldives and Rwanda?
- 0.2%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Rwanda?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2021.
- How do Maldives and Rwanda rank globally for interest payments?
- Maldives ranks 53rd and Rwanda ranks 56th 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.