Kuwait vs Singapore: Interest payments
Kuwait
0.1%
in 2006
Singapore
0.4%
in 2023
Kuwait rank
151st
Singapore rank
148th
Interest payments over time
- Kuwait
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 0.4% against 0.1% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Singapore's figure about 3.4 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Singapore ahead.
Kuwait ranks 151st and Singapore ranks 148th of 152 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.1% | 6.7% | 0.6% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 1.2% | 0.7% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Kuwait or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 0.4% against 0.1% in Kuwait as of 2023.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Kuwait and Singapore?
- 0.3%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Singapore?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2006.
- How do Kuwait and Singapore rank globally for interest payments?
- Kuwait ranks 151st and Singapore ranks 148th 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.