Papua New Guinea vs Tanzania: Interest payments (% of revenue)
Papua New Guinea
14.2%
in 2024
Tanzania
14.4%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
33rd
Tanzania rank
31st
Interest payments (% of revenue) over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 14.4% against 14.2% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Tanzania ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 33rd and Tanzania ranks 31st of 155 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.0% | 10.2% | 1.8% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 12.2% | 3.1% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Papua New Guinea or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 14.4% against 14.2% in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Papua New Guinea and Tanzania?
- 0.2%, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tanzania?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Tanzania rank globally for interest payments?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 33rd 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.