Small states vs Saint Lucia: Interest payments
Interest payments over time
- Small states
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 13.6% against 1.8% in Small states, a difference of 11.8%.
That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 7.7 times Small states's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Small states ranks 41st and Saint Lucia ranks 38th of 41 groups.
Saint Lucia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Small states | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.9% | 10.2% | 3.3% | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 13.9% | 8.8% | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Small states or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 13.6% against 1.8% in Small states as of 2017.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Small states and Saint Lucia?
- 11.8%, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Small states and Saint Lucia?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
- How do Small states and Saint Lucia rank globally for interest payments?
- Small states ranks 41st and Saint Lucia ranks 38th 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.