Interest payments in Samoa
Samoa: Interest payments was 1.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Interest payments in Samoa, 2012–2023
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 Samoa is 1.7%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.0% on the previous year and down 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Samoa peaked at 3.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2021.
That places Samoa 130th out of 152 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.5% | 3.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 0.9% | 2.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More public sector data for Samoa
- Tax revenue 24.0% (2023)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 13.8% (2023)
- Taxes on goods and services 45.1% (2023)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 4.6% (2023)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) 4.4% (2023)
- Interest payments 1.2% (2023)
- Grants and other revenue 31.5% (2023)
- Other taxes 0.0% (2023)
- Compensation of employees 46.1% (2023)
- Goods and services expense 44.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in Samoa?
- Interest payments in Samoa was 1.7% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest payments recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2021.
- How does Samoa rank for interest payments?
- Samoa ranks 130th out of 152 countries with data for 2023.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa 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.