Marshall Islands vs Palau: Interest payments
Interest payments over time
- Marshall Islands
- Palau
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.
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.