Samoa vs Tonga: Interest payments
Interest payments over time
- Samoa
- Tonga
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 12.67 million current LCU against 8.19 million current LCU in Tonga, a difference of 4.47 million current LCU.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.5 times Tonga's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Samoa ranks 148th and Tonga ranks 149th of 155 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.97 million current LCU | 7.70 million current LCU | 9.27 million current LCU | Samoa |
| 2020s | 11.45 million current LCU | 6.70 million current LCU | 4.75 million current LCU | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Samoa or Tonga?
- Samoa, at 12.67 million current LCU against 8.19 million current LCU in Tonga as of 2023.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Samoa and Tonga?
- 4.47 million current LCU, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Tonga?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2023.
- How do Samoa and Tonga rank globally for interest payments?
- Samoa ranks 148th 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.