Kiribati vs Solomon Islands: Interest payments

Kiribati
0.8%
in 2023
Solomon Islands
1.3%
in 2022
Kiribati rank
141st
Solomon Islands rank
138th

Interest payments over time

  • Kiribati
  • Solomon Islands
0246201120172023

How they compare

Solomon Islands currently reports 1.3% against 0.8% in Kiribati, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Solomon Islands's figure about 1.7 times Kiribati's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Kiribati ahead.

Kiribati ranks 141st and Solomon Islands ranks 138th of 152 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 1 and Solomon Islands in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Solomon Islands Difference Ahead
2010s 1.3% 0.5% 0.8% Kiribati
2020s 0.8% 1.0% 0.2% Solomon Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher interest payments, Kiribati or Solomon Islands?
Solomon Islands, at 1.3% against 0.8% in Kiribati as of 2022.
What is the difference in interest payments between Kiribati and Solomon Islands?
0.5%, with Solomon Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Solomon Islands?
11 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2022.
How do Kiribati and Solomon Islands rank globally for interest payments?
Kiribati ranks 141st and Solomon Islands ranks 138th 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.