Namibia vs Papua New Guinea: Interest payments
Namibia
14.7%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
14.2%
in 2024
Namibia rank
30th
Papua New Guinea rank
32nd
Interest payments over time
- Namibia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 14.7% against 14.2% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Namibia ranks 30th and Papua New Guinea ranks 32nd of 155 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.9% | 13.6% | 9.8% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 16.5% | 9.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 12.0% | 3.6% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 15.2% | 1.1% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Namibia or Papua New Guinea?
- Namibia, at 14.7% against 14.2% in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.5%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for interest payments?
- Namibia ranks 30th and Papua New Guinea 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.