Nicaragua vs Romania: Interest payments
Nicaragua
7.0%
in 2024
Romania
7.3%
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
76th
Romania rank
74th
Interest payments over time
- Nicaragua
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 7.3% against 7.0% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 76th and Romania ranks 74th of 155 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.6% | 7.3% | 5.3% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 9.8% | 5.7% | 4.1% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 4.9% | 0.8% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 5.4% | 0.9% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Nicaragua or Romania?
- Romania, at 7.3% against 7.0% in Nicaragua as of 2024.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Nicaragua and Romania?
- 0.3%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Romania?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Nicaragua and Romania rank globally for interest payments?
- Nicaragua ranks 76th and Romania ranks 74th 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.