Kiribati vs Luxembourg: Interest payments

Kiribati
0.8%
in 2023
Luxembourg
0.6%
in 2023
Kiribati rank
141st
Luxembourg rank
144th

Interest payments over time

  • Kiribati
  • Luxembourg
0246197219972023

How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 0.8% against 0.6% in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.2%.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Kiribati ahead.

Kiribati ranks 141st and Luxembourg ranks 144th of 152 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Luxembourg Difference Ahead
2010s 1.3% 1.0% 0.3% Kiribati
2020s 0.8% 0.4% 0.3% Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher interest payments, Kiribati or Luxembourg?
Kiribati, at 0.8% against 0.6% in Luxembourg as of 2023.
What is the difference in interest payments between Kiribati and Luxembourg?
0.2%, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Luxembourg?
12 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2023.
How do Kiribati and Luxembourg rank globally for interest payments?
Kiribati ranks 141st and Luxembourg ranks 144th 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.