Estonia vs Kiribati: Interest payments

Estonia
1.0%
in 2023
Kiribati
0.8%
in 2023
Estonia rank
140th
Kiribati rank
141st

Interest payments over time

  • Estonia
  • Kiribati
0246199120072023

How they compare

Estonia currently reports 1.0% against 0.8% in Kiribati, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Estonia's figure about 1.3 times Kiribati's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Kiribati ahead.

Estonia ranks 140th and Kiribati ranks 141st of 152 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Kiribati Difference Ahead
2010s 0.3% 1.3% 1.1% Kiribati
2020s 0.5% 0.8% 0.3% Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher interest payments, Estonia or Kiribati?
Estonia, at 1.0% against 0.8% in Kiribati as of 2023.
What is the difference in interest payments between Estonia and Kiribati?
0.2%, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Kiribati?
12 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2023.
How do Estonia and Kiribati rank globally for interest payments?
Estonia ranks 140th and Kiribati ranks 141st 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.