Nicaragua vs Peru: Interest payments
Nicaragua
7.0%
in 2024
Peru
6.6%
in 2021
Nicaragua rank
76th
Peru rank
79th
Interest payments over time
- Nicaragua
- Peru
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 7.0% against 6.6% in Peru, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Peru ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 76th and Peru ranks 79th of 155 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.3% | 23.6% | 12.3% | Peru |
| 2000s | 9.8% | 10.7% | 0.8% | Peru |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 5.6% | 0.1% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 7.4% | 1.1% | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Nicaragua or Peru?
- Nicaragua, at 7.0% against 6.6% in Peru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Nicaragua and Peru?
- 0.4%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Peru?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Nicaragua and Peru rank globally for interest payments?
- Nicaragua ranks 76th and Peru ranks 79th 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.