Côte d'Ivoire vs Namibia: Share of government spending going to interest payments
Côte d'Ivoire
14.1%
in 2023
Namibia
14.1%
in 2023
Côte d'Ivoire rank
32nd
Namibia rank
33rd
Share of government spending going to interest payments over time
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Namibia
How they compare
Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 14.1% against 14.1% in Namibia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 32nd and Namibia ranks 33rd of 152 countries.
Côte d'Ivoire has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Côte d'Ivoire | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.2% | 8.1% | 7.1% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 6.2% | 3.5% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 12.2% | 0.1% | Côte d'Ivoire |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of government spending going to interest payments, Côte d'Ivoire or Namibia?
- Côte d'Ivoire, at 14.1% against 14.1% in Namibia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government spending going to interest payments between Côte d'Ivoire and Namibia?
- 0.0%, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Namibia?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Côte d'Ivoire and Namibia rank globally for share of government spending going to interest payments?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 32nd and Namibia ranks 33rd 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.