Tanzania vs World: Interest payments (% of revenue)
Tanzania
14.4%
in 2024
World
6.5%
in 2024
Tanzania rank
31st
World rank
28th
Interest payments (% of revenue) over time
- Tanzania
- World
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 14.4% against 6.5% in World, a difference of 7.9%.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 2.2 times World's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2009 it was World ahead.
Tanzania ranks 31st and World ranks 28th of 155 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Tanzania averaged higher in 2 and World in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tanzania | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.5% | 5.4% | 0.9% | World |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 5.6% | 2.5% | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 6.3% | 5.9% | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Tanzania or World?
- Tanzania, at 14.4% against 6.5% in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Tanzania and World?
- 7.9%, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and World?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2024.
- How do Tanzania and World rank globally for interest payments?
- Tanzania ranks 31st and World ranks 28th 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.