Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Palau
Palau: Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 1 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Palau, 2008–2019
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Palau is 1, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Palau peaked at 1 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2008.
Palau ranks 14th of 80 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1 | — |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 1 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9354, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Palau's 1 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9833, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 11 Cyprus 1.01 compare
- 12 Albania 1 compare
- 13 Hungary 1 compare
- 14 Afghanistan 1 compare
- 14 Azerbaijan 1 compare
- 14 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1
- 14 Kiribati 1 compare
- 14 Marshall Islands 1 compare
More public sector data for Palau
- Tax revenue 18.1% (2020)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 8.8% (2020)
- Taxes on goods and services 14.2% (2020)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 6.4% (2020)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -9.5% (2020)
- Interest payments 0.6% (2020)
- Grants and other revenue 63.3% (2020)
- Interest payments 0.5% (2020)
- Other taxes 1.4% (2020)
- Compensation of employees 31.0% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Palau?
- Interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Palau was 1 in 2019, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2008.
- What is the lowest interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2008.
- How does Palau rank for interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- Palau ranks 14th out of 80 countries with data for 2019.
- Is interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.