Marshall Islands vs Palau: Share of government spending going to interest payments
Marshall Islands
0.5%
in 2020
Palau
0.5%
in 2020
Marshall Islands rank
147th
Palau rank
146th
Share of government spending going to interest payments over time
- Marshall Islands
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Marshall Islands, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Palau's figure about 1.1 times Marshall Islands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Marshall Islands ahead.
Marshall Islands ranks 147th and Palau ranks 146th of 152 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Marshall Islands averaged higher in 2 and Palau in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Marshall Islands | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.7% | 0.5% | Marshall Islands |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Marshall Islands |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of government spending going to interest payments, Marshall Islands or Palau?
- Palau, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Marshall Islands as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of government spending going to interest payments between Marshall Islands and Palau?
- 0.0%, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Palau?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2020.
- How do Marshall Islands and Palau rank globally for share of government spending going to interest payments?
- Marshall Islands ranks 147th 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.