Palau vs Singapore: Interest payments
Palau
0.6%
in 2020
Singapore
0.5%
in 2024
Palau rank
147th
Singapore rank
150th
Interest payments over time
- Palau
- Singapore
How they compare
Palau currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Singapore, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Palau's figure about 1.3 times Singapore's.
Across all 13 years both countries report, Palau has been ahead every year.
Palau ranks 147th and Singapore ranks 150th of 155 countries.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.1% | 0.8% | Palau |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.5% | Palau |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Palau or Singapore?
- Palau, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Singapore as of 2020.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Palau and Singapore?
- 0.1%, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Singapore?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2020.
- How do Palau and Singapore rank globally for interest payments?
- Palau ranks 147th and Singapore ranks 150th 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.