Fiji vs OECD members: Interest payments
Fiji
14.6%
in 2023
OECD members
4.6%
in 2023
Fiji rank
30th
OECD members rank
32nd
Interest payments over time
- Fiji
- OECD members
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 14.6% against 4.6% in OECD members, a difference of 10.0%.
That makes Fiji's figure about 3.2 times OECD members's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Fiji has been ahead every year.
Fiji ranks 30th and OECD members ranks 32nd of 152 countries.
Fiji has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.9% | 9.6% | 2.4% | Fiji |
| 2000s | 12.2% | 5.2% | 7.1% | Fiji |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 4.9% | 7.5% | Fiji |
| 2020s | 12.7% | 3.5% | 9.2% | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Fiji or OECD members?
- Fiji, at 14.6% against 4.6% in OECD members as of 2023.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Fiji and OECD members?
- 10.0%, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and OECD members?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Fiji and OECD members rank globally for interest payments?
- Fiji ranks 30th and OECD members ranks 32nd 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
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.