Marshall Islands vs Palau: Interest payments

Marshall Islands
0.5%
in 2020
Palau
0.5%
in 2020
Marshall Islands rank
147th
Palau rank
146th

Interest payments over time

  • Marshall Islands
  • Palau
0.250.50.7511.21.5200820142020

How they compare

Palau currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Marshall Islands, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Palau's figure about 1.1 times Marshall Islands's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Marshall Islands ahead.

Marshall Islands ranks 147th and Palau ranks 146th of 152 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Marshall Islands Palau Difference Ahead
2000s 1.2% 0.7% 0.5% Marshall Islands
2010s 0.9% 0.5% 0.4% Marshall Islands
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, Marshall Islands or Palau?
Palau, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Marshall Islands as of 2020.
What is the difference in interest payments between Marshall Islands and Palau?
0.0%, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Palau?
13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2020.
How do Marshall Islands and Palau rank globally for interest payments?
Marshall Islands ranks 147th 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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About this data

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.