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
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
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.