Luxembourg vs Palau: Interest payments

Luxembourg
0.6%
in 2023
Palau
0.5%
in 2020
Luxembourg rank
144th
Palau rank
146th

Interest payments over time

  • Luxembourg
  • Palau
0123197219972023

How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Palau, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.2 times Palau's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Palau ahead.

Luxembourg ranks 144th and Palau ranks 146th of 152 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 2 and Palau in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg Palau Difference Ahead
2000s 0.8% 0.7% 0.1% Luxembourg
2010s 1.0% 0.5% 0.5% Luxembourg
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.0% Palau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher interest payments, Luxembourg or Palau?
Luxembourg, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Palau as of 2023.
What is the difference in interest payments between Luxembourg and Palau?
0.1%, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Palau?
13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2020.
How do Luxembourg and Palau rank globally for interest payments?
Luxembourg ranks 144th and Palau ranks 146th 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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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.