High income vs Saint Lucia: Interest payments
Interest payments over time
- High income
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 13.6% against 3.5% in High income, a difference of 10.1%.
That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 3.9 times High income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2000 it was High income ahead.
High income ranks 35th and Saint Lucia ranks 38th of 41 groups.
Saint Lucia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.6% | 10.2% | 4.5% | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 13.9% | 8.8% | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, High income or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 13.6% against 3.5% in High income as of 2017.
- What is the difference in interest payments between High income and Saint Lucia?
- 10.1%, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Saint Lucia?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
- How do High income and Saint Lucia rank globally for interest payments?
- High income ranks 35th and Saint Lucia ranks 38th of 41 groups.
- 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.