OECD members vs Papua New Guinea: Interest payments

OECD members
4.5%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
14.2%
in 2024
OECD members rank
32nd
Papua New Guinea rank
32nd

Interest payments over time

  • OECD members
  • Papua New Guinea
5101520197219982024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 14.2% against 4.5% in OECD members, a difference of 9.7%.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 3.1 times OECD members's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

OECD members ranks 32nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 32nd of 41 groups.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD members Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 9.7% 13.6% 3.9% Papua New Guinea
2000s 6.9% 16.5% 9.6% Papua New Guinea
2010s 4.5% 12.0% 7.4% Papua New Guinea
2020s 3.8% 15.2% 11.4% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher interest payments, OECD members or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 14.2% against 4.5% in OECD members as of 2024.
What is the difference in interest payments between OECD members and Papua New Guinea?
9.7%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Papua New Guinea?
24 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do OECD members and Papua New Guinea rank globally for interest payments?
OECD members ranks 32nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 32nd 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

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.