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

Latest (2023)
1.66
Change on year
up 16.0%
World rank
130th
of 152 countries
All-time high
3.37
in 2016
All-time low
0.8795
in 2021
Years of data
12
2012–2023

Share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Samoa, 2012–2023

11.522.533.52012201720232012: 2.82013: 2.92014: 2.72015: 3.22016: 3.42017: 3.12018: 2.72019: 2.52020: 2.32021: 0.8792022: 1.42023: 1.7

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

Annual values for Share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Samoa, 2012 to 2023.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 2.92 2.48 3.37 8
2020s 1.56 0.8795 2.27 4

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 127 Bhutan 1.9 compare
  2. 128 Latvia 1.86 compare
  3. 129 Tonga 1.69 compare
  4. 131 Netherlands 1.59 compare
  5. 132 Norway 1.56 compare
  6. 133 Lithuania 1.45 compare

See the full ranking of 152 places →

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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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Indicator
Share of government expenditure going to interest payments
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
152 places, 4,278 data points, 1972–2024
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