Bahrain vs Dominican Republic: Share of government spending going to interest payments
Bahrain
18.9%
in 2020
Dominican Republic
17.5%
in 2023
Bahrain rank
15th
Dominican Republic rank
17th
Share of government spending going to interest payments over time
- Bahrain
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 18.9% against 17.5% in Dominican Republic, a difference of 1.4%.
That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.1 times Dominican Republic's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Bahrain ranks 15th and Dominican Republic ranks 17th of 152 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 1 and Dominican Republic in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.6% | 7.2% | 3.5% | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 9.2% | 3.9% | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 15.0% | 4.7% | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 18.9% | 15.2% | 3.7% | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of government spending going to interest payments, Bahrain or Dominican Republic?
- Bahrain, at 18.9% against 17.5% in Dominican Republic as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of government spending going to interest payments between Bahrain and Dominican Republic?
- 1.4%, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Dominican Republic?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Bahrain and Dominican Republic rank globally for share of government spending going to interest payments?
- Bahrain ranks 15th and Dominican Republic ranks 17th of 152 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of government spending going to interest payments. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Interest expenditures on government debt, as share of total central government expenditures. Interest expenditures on government debt include payments on long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments.