Barbados vs Singapore: Interest payments
Interest payments over time
- Barbados
- Singapore
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 736.15 million current LCU against 642.91 million current LCU in Singapore, a difference of 93.24 million current LCU.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Singapore ahead.
Barbados ranks 124th and Singapore ranks 127th of 155 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 340.00 million current LCU | 162.38 million current LCU | 177.62 million current LCU | Barbados |
| 2010s | 603.39 million current LCU | 3.08 million current LCU | 600.30 million current LCU | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Barbados or Singapore?
- Barbados, at 736.15 million current LCU against 642.91 million current LCU in Singapore as of 2016.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Barbados and Singapore?
- 93.24 million current LCU, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Singapore?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2016.
- How do Barbados and Singapore rank globally for interest payments?
- Barbados ranks 124th and Singapore ranks 127th of 155 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Interest payments (current LCU). 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 in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.