Fiji vs Small states: Interest payments
Fiji
13.9%
in 2024
Small states
1.8%
in 2022
Fiji rank
37th
Small states rank
41st
Interest payments over time
- Fiji
- Small states
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 13.9% against 1.8% in Small states, a difference of 12.1%.
That makes Fiji's figure about 7.8 times Small states's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Fiji has been ahead every year.
Fiji ranks 37th and Small states ranks 41st of 155 countries.
Fiji has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.4% | 7.1% | 5.3% | Fiji |
| 2000s | 11.9% | 6.5% | 5.4% | Fiji |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 5.2% | 6.6% | Fiji |
| 2020s | 17.9% | 3.7% | 14.2% | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Fiji or Small states?
- Fiji, at 13.9% against 1.8% in Small states as of 2024.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Fiji and Small states?
- 12.1%, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Small states?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
- How do Fiji and Small states rank globally for interest payments?
- Fiji ranks 37th and Small states ranks 41st 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.