IDA only vs Saint Lucia: Interest payments
IDA only
9.2%
in 2021
Saint Lucia
16.1%
in 2017
IDA only rank
20th
Saint Lucia rank
23rd
Interest payments over time
- IDA only
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 16.1% against 9.2% in IDA only, a difference of 6.9%.
That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.7 times IDA only's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Saint Lucia has been ahead every year.
IDA only ranks 20th and Saint Lucia ranks 23rd of 39 groups.
Saint Lucia has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, IDA only or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 16.1% against 9.2% in IDA only as of 2017.
- What is the difference in interest payments between IDA only and Saint Lucia?
- 6.9%, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA only and Saint Lucia?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2017.
- How do IDA only and Saint Lucia rank globally for interest payments?
- IDA only ranks 20th and Saint Lucia ranks 23rd of 39 groups.
- 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.