Small states vs Trinidad and Tobago: Interest payments
Interest payments over time
- Small states
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 13.2% against 1.8% in Small states, a difference of 11.4%.
That makes Trinidad and Tobago's figure about 7.4 times Small states's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
Small states ranks 41st and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 40th of 41 groups.
Trinidad and Tobago has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Small states | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 0.0% | — |
| 2000s | 7.3% | 10.2% | 2.9% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 7.6% | 2.4% | Trinidad and Tobago |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Small states or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 13.2% against 1.8% in Small states as of 2019.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Small states and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 11.4%, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Small states and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2019.
- How do Small states and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for interest payments?
- Small states ranks 41st and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 40th 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.