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
0102030197219972023

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

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.