Estonia vs Kiribati: Share of government spending going to interest payments
Estonia
1.0%
in 2023
Kiribati
0.8%
in 2023
Estonia rank
140th
Kiribati rank
141st
Share of government spending going to interest payments over time
- Estonia
- Kiribati
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 1.0% against 0.8% in Kiribati, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Estonia's figure about 1.3 times Kiribati's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Kiribati ahead.
Estonia ranks 140th and Kiribati ranks 141st of 152 countries.
Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Kiribati | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3% | 1.3% | 1.1% | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of government spending going to interest payments, Estonia or Kiribati?
- Estonia, at 1.0% against 0.8% in Kiribati as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government spending going to interest payments between Estonia and Kiribati?
- 0.2%, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Kiribati?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2023.
- How do Estonia and Kiribati rank globally for share of government spending going to interest payments?
- Estonia ranks 140th and Kiribati ranks 141st 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.