Afghanistan vs Palau: Interest payments

Afghanistan
0.1%
in 2017
Palau
0.5%
in 2020
Afghanistan rank
149th
Palau rank
146th

Interest payments over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Palau
00.20.40.60.8200620132020

How they compare

Palau currently reports 0.5% against 0.1% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Palau's figure about 3.7 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Palau has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 149th and Palau ranks 146th of 152 countries.

Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Palau Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0% 0.7% 0.7% Palau
2010s 0.1% 0.5% 0.5% Palau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher interest payments, Afghanistan or Palau?
Palau, at 0.5% against 0.1% in Afghanistan as of 2020.
What is the difference in interest payments between Afghanistan and Palau?
0.4%, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Palau?
10 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2017.
How do Afghanistan and Palau rank globally for interest payments?
Afghanistan ranks 149th and Palau ranks 146th of 152 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Interest payments (% of expense). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Interest payments (% of expense)
Unit
% of expense
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 5,277 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

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 as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.