Samoa vs Sweden: Interest payments
Samoa
1.2%
in 2023
Sweden
1.1%
in 2024
Samoa rank
140th
Sweden rank
141st
Interest payments over time
- Samoa
- Sweden
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 1.2% against 1.1% in Sweden, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 140th and Sweden ranks 141st of 155 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.5% | 1.5% | 1.0% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 0.2% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Samoa or Sweden?
- Samoa, at 1.2% against 1.1% in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Samoa and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sweden?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.
- How do Samoa and Sweden rank globally for interest payments?
- Samoa ranks 140th 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.