Least developed countries vs Saint Lucia: Interest payments
Least developed countries
8.9%
in 2021
Saint Lucia
16.1%
in 2017
Least developed countries rank
22nd
Saint Lucia rank
23rd
Interest payments over time
- Least developed countries
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 16.1% against 8.9% in Least developed countries, a difference of 7.2%.
That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.8 times Least developed countries's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Saint Lucia has been ahead every year.
Least developed countries ranks 22nd 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, Least developed countries or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 16.1% against 8.9% in Least developed countries as of 2017.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Least developed countries and Saint Lucia?
- 7.2%, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries and Saint Lucia?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2017.
- How do Least developed countries and Saint Lucia rank globally for interest payments?
- Least developed countries ranks 22nd 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.