Singapore vs East Timor: Share of government spending going to interest payments
Singapore
0.4%
in 2023
East Timor
0.1%
in 2022
Singapore rank
148th
East Timor rank
150th
Share of government spending going to interest payments over time
- Singapore
- East Timor
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 0.4% against 0.1% in East Timor, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Singapore's figure about 3.3 times East Timor's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2011 it was East Timor ahead.
Singapore ranks 148th and East Timor ranks 150th of 152 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of government spending going to interest payments, Singapore or East Timor?
- Singapore, at 0.4% against 0.1% in East Timor as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government spending going to interest payments between Singapore and East Timor?
- 0.3%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and East Timor?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2022.
- How do Singapore and East Timor rank globally for share of government spending going to interest payments?
- Singapore ranks 148th and East Timor ranks 150th 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.