Samoa vs Switzerland: Interest payments
Samoa
1.2%
in 2023
Switzerland
0.9%
in 2024
Samoa rank
140th
Switzerland rank
142nd
Interest payments over time
- Samoa
- Switzerland
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 1.2% against 0.9% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.4 times Switzerland's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Samoa ranks 140th and Switzerland ranks 142nd of 155 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.5% | 1.5% | 1.0% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.7% | 0.5% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Samoa or Switzerland?
- Samoa, at 1.2% against 0.9% in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Samoa and Switzerland?
- 0.3%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Switzerland?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.
- How do Samoa and Switzerland rank globally for interest payments?
- Samoa ranks 140th and Switzerland ranks 142nd 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.