Kiribati vs Sweden: Interest payments

Kiribati
0.7%
in 2023
Sweden
1.1%
in 2024
Kiribati rank
144th
Sweden rank
141st

Interest payments over time

  • Kiribati
  • Sweden
05101520197219982024

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 1.1% against 0.7% in Kiribati, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.5 times Kiribati's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Kiribati ahead.

Kiribati ranks 144th and Sweden ranks 141st of 155 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Sweden Difference Ahead
2010s 1.2% 1.7% 0.5% Sweden
2020s 0.8% 1.1% 0.3% Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher interest payments, Kiribati or Sweden?
Sweden, at 1.1% against 0.7% in Kiribati as of 2024.
What is the difference in interest payments between Kiribati and Sweden?
0.4%, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Sweden?
12 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2023.
How do Kiribati and Sweden rank globally for interest payments?
Kiribati ranks 144th and Sweden ranks 141st 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

Indicator
Interest payments (% of revenue)
Unit
% of revenue
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
196 places, 5,564 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 a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.