Sweden vs Tonga: Interest payments
Sweden
1.1%
in 2024
Tonga
1.3%
in 2023
Sweden rank
141st
Tonga rank
139th
Interest payments over time
- Sweden
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 1.3% against 1.1% in Sweden, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.2 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Tonga ahead.
Sweden ranks 141st and Tonga ranks 139th of 155 countries.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.4% | 2.2% | 0.8% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.2% | 0.2% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Sweden or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 1.3% against 1.1% in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Sweden and Tonga?
- 0.2%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Tonga?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2023.
- How do Sweden and Tonga rank globally for interest payments?
- Sweden ranks 141st and Tonga ranks 139th 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.