Portugal vs Tunisia: Interest payments
Portugal
5.4%
in 2024
Tunisia
5.6%
in 2012
Portugal rank
87th
Tunisia rank
84th
Interest payments over time
- Portugal
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 5.6% against 5.4% in Portugal, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 87th and Tunisia ranks 84th of 155 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 4 and Tunisia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.1% | 3.8% | 3.2% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 19.4% | 7.6% | 11.8% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 13.3% | 12.0% | 1.3% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 8.0% | 9.2% | 1.3% | Tunisia |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 5.8% | 5.3% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Portugal or Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at 5.6% against 5.4% in Portugal as of 2012.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Portugal and Tunisia?
- 0.2%, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Tunisia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2012.
- How do Portugal and Tunisia rank globally for interest payments?
- Portugal ranks 87th and Tunisia ranks 84th 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.