Interest payments in Palau
Palau: Interest payments was 0.5% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Interest payments in Palau, 2008–2020
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
The most recent figure for interest payments in Palau is 0.5%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and down 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Palau peaked at 0.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2016.
Palau ranks 146th of 152 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Interest payments in Palau, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.8% | — |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -25.8% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +22.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -16.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -17.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -10.5% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +39.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -45.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +28.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +4.7% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 0.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.3%, 15% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Palau's 0.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.0%, 17% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 143 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.7% compare
- 144 Luxembourg 0.6% compare
- 145 Micronesia (country) 0.6% compare
- 147 Marshall Islands 0.5% compare
- 148 Singapore 0.4% compare
- 149 Afghanistan 0.1% compare
More public sector data for Palau
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- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in Palau?
- Interest payments in Palau was 0.5% in 2020, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest payments recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2008.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2016.
- How does Palau rank for interest payments?
- Palau ranks 146th out of 152 countries with data for 2020.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Interest payments (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.