Kiribati vs Samoa: Interest payments
Interest payments over time
- Kiribati
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 12.67 million current LCU against 2.77 million current LCU in Kiribati, a difference of 9.90 million current LCU.
That makes Samoa's figure about 4.6 times Kiribati's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Kiribati ranks 150th and Samoa ranks 148th of 155 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.50 million current LCU | 16.64 million current LCU | 15.14 million current LCU | Samoa |
| 2020s | 2.63 million current LCU | 9.98 million current LCU | 7.35 million current LCU | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Kiribati or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 12.67 million current LCU against 2.77 million current LCU in Kiribati as of 2023.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Kiribati and Samoa?
- 9.90 million current LCU, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Samoa?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.
- How do Kiribati and Samoa rank globally for interest payments?
- Kiribati ranks 150th and Samoa ranks 148th 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.