Spain vs Uruguay: Interest payments
Spain
6.5%
in 2024
Uruguay
6.9%
in 2024
Spain rank
80th
Uruguay rank
77th
Interest payments over time
- Spain
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 6.9% against 6.5% in Spain, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Uruguay ahead.
Spain ranks 80th and Uruguay ranks 77th of 155 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.1% | 2.2% | 0.2% | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 6.6% | 6.5% | 0.1% | Spain |
| 1990s | 11.2% | 5.9% | 5.2% | Spain |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 13.7% | 8.0% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 7.8% | 0.2% | Spain |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 7.3% | 1.0% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Spain or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 6.9% against 6.5% in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Spain and Uruguay?
- 0.4%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Uruguay?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Spain and Uruguay rank globally for interest payments?
- Spain ranks 80th 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.
Individual pages
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.