El Salvador vs Papua New Guinea: Interest payments
El Salvador
14.3%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
14.2%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
31st
Papua New Guinea rank
32nd
Interest payments over time
- El Salvador
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 14.3% against 14.2% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
El Salvador ranks 31st and Papua New Guinea ranks 32nd of 155 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.5% | 16.2% | 7.7% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 9.0% | 16.5% | 7.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 12.0% | 1.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 12.6% | 15.2% | 2.7% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, El Salvador or Papua New Guinea?
- El Salvador, at 14.3% against 14.2% in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in interest payments between El Salvador and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.1%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Papua New Guinea?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Papua New Guinea rank globally for interest payments?
- El Salvador ranks 31st and Papua New Guinea ranks 32nd of 155 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Interest payments (% of revenue). 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 a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.