Palau vs Tonga: Interest payments
Interest payments over time
- Palau
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 8.19 million current LCU against 765,000 current LCU in Palau, a difference of 7.43 million current LCU.
That makes Tonga's figure about 10.7 times Palau's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Tonga has been ahead every year.
Palau ranks 152nd and Tonga ranks 149th of 155 countries.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 542,076 current LCU | 7.70 million current LCU | 7.16 million current LCU | Tonga |
| 2020s | 765,000 current LCU | 8.23 million current LCU | 7.46 million current LCU | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Palau or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 8.19 million current LCU against 765,000 current LCU in Palau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Palau and Tonga?
- 7.43 million current LCU, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Tonga?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2020.
- How do Palau and Tonga rank globally for interest payments?
- Palau ranks 152nd and Tonga ranks 149th 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.