Palau vs Singapore: Share of government spending going to interest payments
Palau
0.5%
in 2020
Singapore
0.4%
in 2023
Palau rank
146th
Singapore rank
148th
Share of government spending going to interest payments over time
- Palau
- Singapore
How they compare
Palau currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Singapore, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Palau's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Palau ahead.
Palau ranks 146th and Singapore ranks 148th of 152 countries.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.6% | Palau |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Palau |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of government spending going to interest payments, Palau or Singapore?
- Palau, 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 Palau and Singapore?
- 0.1%, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Singapore?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2020.
- How do Palau and Singapore rank globally for share of government spending going to interest payments?
- Palau ranks 146th 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.