Peru vs Uruguay: Interest payments
Peru
6.6%
in 2021
Uruguay
6.9%
in 2024
Peru rank
79th
Uruguay rank
77th
Interest payments over time
- Peru
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 6.9% against 6.6% in Peru, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Peru ahead.
Peru ranks 79th and Uruguay ranks 77th of 155 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.7% | 2.2% | 12.5% | Peru |
| 1980s | 27.7% | 6.5% | 21.2% | Peru |
| 1990s | 23.6% | 5.9% | 17.7% | Peru |
| 2000s | 10.7% | 13.7% | 3.0% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 7.8% | 2.2% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 8.2% | 0.8% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Peru or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 6.9% against 6.6% in Peru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Peru and Uruguay?
- 0.3%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Uruguay?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2021.
- How do Peru and Uruguay rank globally for interest payments?
- Peru ranks 79th and Uruguay ranks 77th 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.