South Asia vs Sri Lanka: Interest payments
Interest payments over time
- South Asia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 79.9% against 43.9% in South Asia, a difference of 36.0%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.8 times South Asia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
South Asia ranks 1st and Sri Lanka ranks 1st of 41 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, South Asia averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Asia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.8% | 29.2% | 0.6% | South Asia |
| 2000s | 25.5% | 36.1% | 10.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 21.0% | 39.6% | 18.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 35.4% | 75.2% | 39.7% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, South Asia or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 79.9% against 43.9% in South Asia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in interest payments between South Asia and Sri Lanka?
- 36.0%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Asia and Sri Lanka?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do South Asia and Sri Lanka rank globally for interest payments?
- South Asia ranks 1st and Sri Lanka ranks 1st 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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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.