Kiribati vs Solomon Islands: Interest payments
Interest payments over time
- Kiribati
- Solomon Islands
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
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.