Lithuania vs Samoa: Interest payments
Lithuania
1.5%
in 2023
Samoa
1.7%
in 2023
Lithuania rank
133rd
Samoa rank
130th
Interest payments over time
- Lithuania
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 1.7% against 1.5% in Lithuania, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Lithuania's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Lithuania ahead.
Lithuania ranks 133rd and Samoa ranks 130th of 152 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.7% | 2.9% | 1.8% | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.6% | 0.1% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Lithuania or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 1.7% against 1.5% in Lithuania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Lithuania and Samoa?
- 0.2%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Samoa?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.
- How do Lithuania and Samoa rank globally for interest payments?
- Lithuania ranks 133rd and Samoa ranks 130th 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.
Individual pages
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.