Palau vs Singapore: Interest payments
Palau
0.5%
in 2020
Singapore
0.4%
in 2023
Palau rank
146th
Singapore rank
148th
Interest payments over time
- Palau
- Singapore
How they compare
Palau currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Singapore, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Palau's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Palau ahead.
Palau ranks 146th and Singapore ranks 148th of 152 countries.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.6% | Palau |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Palau |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Palau or Singapore?
- Palau, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Singapore as of 2020.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Palau and Singapore?
- 0.1%, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Singapore?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2020.
- How do Palau and Singapore rank globally for interest payments?
- Palau ranks 146th and Singapore ranks 148th 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
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.