Singapore vs Timor-Leste: Interest payments
Singapore
0.4%
in 2023
Timor-Leste
0.1%
in 2022
Singapore rank
148th
Timor-Leste rank
150th
Interest payments over time
- Singapore
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 0.4% against 0.1% in Timor-Leste, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Singapore's figure about 3.3 times Timor-Leste's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Timor-Leste ahead.
Singapore ranks 148th and Timor-Leste ranks 150th of 152 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Singapore or Timor-Leste?
- Singapore, at 0.4% against 0.1% in Timor-Leste as of 2023.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Singapore and Timor-Leste?
- 0.3%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Timor-Leste?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2022.
- How do Singapore and Timor-Leste rank globally for interest payments?
- Singapore ranks 148th and Timor-Leste ranks 150th 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.