Singapore vs East Timor: Interest payments (% of expense)
Singapore
0.4%
in 2023
East Timor
0.1%
in 2022
Singapore rank
148th
East Timor rank
150th
Interest payments (% of expense) over time
- Singapore
- East Timor
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 0.4% against 0.1% in East Timor, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Singapore's figure about 3.3 times East Timor's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2011 it was East Timor ahead.
Singapore ranks 148th and East Timor 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 | East Timor | 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 East Timor?
- Singapore, at 0.4% against 0.1% in East Timor as of 2023.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Singapore and East Timor?
- 0.3%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and East Timor?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2022.
- How do Singapore and East Timor rank globally for interest payments?
- Singapore ranks 148th and East Timor 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.