Dominican Republic vs Jordan: Share of government spending going to interest payments
Dominican Republic
17.5%
in 2023
Jordan
16.5%
in 2023
Dominican Republic rank
17th
Jordan rank
20th
Share of government spending going to interest payments over time
- Dominican Republic
- Jordan
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 17.5% against 16.5% in Jordan, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Jordan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Jordan ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 17th and Jordan ranks 20th of 152 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 3 and Jordan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.2% | 14.2% | 7.0% | Jordan |
| 2000s | 9.2% | 8.6% | 0.6% | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 11.0% | 4.0% | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 16.6% | 15.0% | 1.6% | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of government spending going to interest payments, Dominican Republic or Jordan?
- Dominican Republic, at 17.5% against 16.5% in Jordan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government spending going to interest payments between Dominican Republic and Jordan?
- 1.0%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Jordan?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Dominican Republic and Jordan rank globally for share of government spending going to interest payments?
- Dominican Republic ranks 17th and Jordan ranks 20th 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.