Namibia vs OECD members: Interest payments
Interest payments over time
- Namibia
- OECD members
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 14.7% against 4.5% in OECD members, a difference of 10.2%.
That makes Namibia's figure about 3.3 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was OECD members ahead.
Namibia ranks 30th and OECD members ranks 32nd of 155 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 3 and OECD members in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.9% | 9.7% | 5.9% | OECD members |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 5.7% | 1.3% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 5.1% | 1.6% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 3.8% | 10.4% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Namibia or OECD members?
- Namibia, at 14.7% against 4.5% in OECD members as of 2024.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Namibia and OECD members?
- 10.2%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and OECD members?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and OECD members rank globally for interest payments?
- Namibia ranks 30th and OECD members ranks 32nd 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.