Marshall Islands vs Singapore: Share of government spending going to interest payments
Marshall Islands
0.5%
in 2020
Singapore
0.4%
in 2023
Marshall Islands rank
147th
Singapore rank
148th
Share of government spending going to interest payments over time
- Marshall Islands
- Singapore
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Singapore, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Marshall Islands ahead.
Marshall Islands ranks 147th and Singapore ranks 148th of 152 countries.
Marshall Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Marshall Islands | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.1% | 1.1% | Marshall Islands |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.1% | 0.8% | Marshall Islands |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Marshall Islands |
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 Singapore?
- Marshall Islands, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Singapore as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of government spending going to interest payments between Marshall Islands and Singapore?
- 0.1%, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Singapore?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2020.
- How do Marshall Islands and Singapore rank globally for share of government spending going to interest payments?
- Marshall Islands ranks 147th 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.