Which has higher interest payments, Trinidad and Tobago or Zimbabwe?

Zimbabwe, at 13.5% against 13.2% in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2018.

How many years of comparable data are there for Trinidad and Tobago and Zimbabwe?

8 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2018.

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.

Trinidad and Tobago vs Zimbabwe: Interest payments

Trinidad and Tobago

13.2%

in 2019

Zimbabwe

13.5%

in 2018

Trinidad and Tobago rank

40th

Zimbabwe rank

39th

Interest payments over time

Trinidad and Tobago
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 13.5% against 13.2% in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.

Trinidad and Tobago ranks 40th and Zimbabwe ranks 39th of 155 countries.

Trinidad and Tobago has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Trinidad and Tobago	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
2000s	8.4%	2.2%	6.2%	Trinidad and Tobago
2010s	7.5%	4.1%	3.4%	Trinidad and Tobago

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher interest payments, Trinidad and Tobago or Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 13.5% against 13.2% in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2018.
What is the difference in interest payments between Trinidad and Tobago and Zimbabwe?: 0.3%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Trinidad and Tobago and Zimbabwe?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2018.
How do Trinidad and Tobago and Zimbabwe rank globally for interest payments?: Trinidad and Tobago ranks 40th and Zimbabwe ranks 39th 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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Indicator: Interest payments (% of revenue)
Unit: % of revenue
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 196 places, 5,564 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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.