Namibia vs Tanzania: Interest payments (% of revenue)
Namibia
14.7%
in 2024
Tanzania
14.4%
in 2024
Namibia rank
30th
Tanzania rank
31st
Interest payments (% of revenue) over time
- Namibia
- Tanzania
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 14.7% against 14.4% in Tanzania, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 30th and Tanzania ranks 31st of 155 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.0% | 4.5% | 0.5% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 8.1% | 1.4% | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 12.2% | 2.0% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Namibia or Tanzania?
- Namibia, at 14.7% against 14.4% in Tanzania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Namibia and Tanzania?
- 0.3%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Tanzania?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Tanzania rank globally for interest payments?
- Namibia ranks 30th and Tanzania ranks 31st 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.