Bahamas vs Seychelles: Share of government spending going to interest payments
Bahamas
18.4%
in 2023
Seychelles
19.7%
in 2008
Bahamas rank
16th
Seychelles rank
13th
Share of government spending going to interest payments over time
- Bahamas
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 19.7% against 18.4% in Bahamas, a difference of 1.3%.
That makes Seychelles's figure about 1.1 times Bahamas's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Seychelles has been ahead every year.
Bahamas ranks 16th and Seychelles ranks 13th of 152 countries.
Seychelles has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.5% | 19.8% | 6.4% | Seychelles |
| 2000s | 10.5% | 18.9% | 8.3% | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of government spending going to interest payments, Bahamas or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 19.7% against 18.4% in Bahamas as of 2008.
- What is the difference in share of government spending going to interest payments between Bahamas and Seychelles?
- 1.3%, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Seychelles?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2008.
- How do Bahamas and Seychelles rank globally for share of government spending going to interest payments?
- Bahamas ranks 16th and Seychelles ranks 13th 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.