Kuwait vs Singapore: Share of government spending going to interest payments
Kuwait
0.1%
in 2006
Singapore
0.4%
in 2023
Kuwait rank
151st
Singapore rank
148th
Share of government spending going to interest payments over time
- Kuwait
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 0.4% against 0.1% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Singapore's figure about 3.4 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Singapore ahead.
Kuwait ranks 151st and Singapore ranks 148th of 152 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.1% | 6.7% | 0.6% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 1.2% | 0.7% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of government spending going to interest payments, Kuwait or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 0.4% against 0.1% in Kuwait as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government spending going to interest payments between Kuwait and Singapore?
- 0.3%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Singapore?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2006.
- How do Kuwait and Singapore rank globally for share of government spending going to interest payments?
- Kuwait ranks 151st and Singapore ranks 148th 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.