Kiribati vs Solomon Islands: Share of government spending going to interest payments
Kiribati
0.8%
in 2023
Solomon Islands
1.3%
in 2022
Kiribati rank
141st
Solomon Islands rank
138th
Share of government spending going to interest payments over time
- Kiribati
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Solomon Islands currently reports 1.3% against 0.8% in Kiribati, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Solomon Islands's figure about 1.7 times Kiribati's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 141st and Solomon Islands ranks 138th of 152 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 1 and Solomon Islands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.5% | 0.8% | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 1.0% | 0.2% | Solomon Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of government spending going to interest payments, Kiribati or Solomon Islands?
- Solomon Islands, at 1.3% against 0.8% in Kiribati as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of government spending going to interest payments between Kiribati and Solomon Islands?
- 0.5%, with Solomon Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Solomon Islands?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2022.
- How do Kiribati and Solomon Islands rank globally for share of government spending going to interest payments?
- Kiribati ranks 141st and Solomon Islands ranks 138th 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.