OECD members vs Seychelles: Interest payments
Interest payments over time
- OECD members
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 14.1% against 4.5% in OECD members, a difference of 9.6%.
That makes Seychelles's figure about 3.1 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 1985 it was OECD members ahead.
OECD members ranks 32nd and Seychelles ranks 33rd of 41 groups.
Seychelles has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | OECD members | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.6% | 12.8% | 2.2% | Seychelles |
| 1990s | 9.7% | 20.4% | 10.8% | Seychelles |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 16.3% | 10.9% | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, OECD members or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 14.1% against 4.5% in OECD members as of 2008.
- What is the difference in interest payments between OECD members and Seychelles?
- 9.6%, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Seychelles?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2008.
- How do OECD members and Seychelles rank globally for interest payments?
- OECD members ranks 32nd and Seychelles ranks 33rd 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.