Afghanistan vs Palau: Share of government spending going to interest payments
Afghanistan
0.1%
in 2017
Palau
0.5%
in 2020
Afghanistan rank
149th
Palau rank
146th
Share of government spending going to interest payments over time
- Afghanistan
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 0.5% against 0.1% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Palau's figure about 3.7 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Palau has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 149th and Palau ranks 146th of 152 countries.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.7% | Palau |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.5% | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of government spending going to interest payments, Afghanistan or Palau?
- Palau, at 0.5% against 0.1% in Afghanistan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of government spending going to interest payments between Afghanistan and Palau?
- 0.4%, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Palau?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2017.
- How do Afghanistan and Palau rank globally for share of government spending going to interest payments?
- Afghanistan ranks 149th and Palau ranks 146th of 152 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of government spending going to interest payments. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Interest expenditures on government debt, as share of total central government expenditures. Interest expenditures on government debt include payments on long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments.