OECD members vs Tanzania: Interest payments (% of revenue)

OECD members
4.6%
in 2024
Tanzania
14.4%
in 2024
OECD members rank
32nd
Tanzania rank
31st

Interest payments (% of revenue) over time

  • OECD members
  • Tanzania
2.557.51012.515197219982024

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 14.4% against 4.6% in OECD members, a difference of 9.8%.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 3.1 times OECD members's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2009 it was OECD members ahead.

OECD members ranks 32nd and Tanzania ranks 31st of 41 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, OECD members averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD members Tanzania Difference Ahead
2000s 5.4% 4.5% 1.0% OECD members
2010s 5.1% 8.1% 3.1% Tanzania
2020s 3.8% 12.2% 8.4% Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher interest payments, OECD members or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 14.4% against 4.6% in OECD members as of 2024.
What is the difference in interest payments between OECD members and Tanzania?
9.8%, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Tanzania?
16 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2024.
How do OECD members and Tanzania rank globally for interest payments?
OECD members ranks 32nd and Tanzania ranks 31st of 41 groups.
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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Indicator
Interest payments (% of revenue)
Unit
% of revenue
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
196 places, 5,569 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

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.