Share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Samoa
Samoa: Share of government expenditure going to interest payments was 1.66 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Samoa, 2012–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Samoa stood at 1.66.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.0% on the previous year and down 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Samoa peaked at 3.37 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8795, in 2021.
Samoa ranks 130th of 152 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2.8 | — |
| 2013 | 2.94 | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 2.71 | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 3.17 | +16.9% |
| 2016 | 3.37 | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 3.13 | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 2.73 | -12.8% |
| 2019 | 2.48 | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 2.27 | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 0.8795 | -61.2% |
| 2022 | 1.43 | +63.1% |
| 2023 | 1.66 | +16.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.92 | 2.48 | 3.37 | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.56 | 0.8795 | 2.27 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More reference data data for Samoa
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0165 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.077 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0626 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0918 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1693 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Samoa?
- Share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Samoa was 1.66 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of government expenditure going to interest payments recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 3.37 in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of government expenditure going to interest payments recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8795 in 2021.
- How does Samoa rank for share of government expenditure going to interest payments?
- Samoa ranks 130th out of 152 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of government expenditure going to interest payments rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government expenditure going to interest payments. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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