Latin America & Caribbean vs Tonga: Public and publicly guaranteed debt service
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service over time
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 6.2% against 2.3% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 3.9%.
That makes Tonga's figure about 2.7 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 13th and Tonga ranks 11th of 32 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean averaged higher in 4 and Tonga in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.2% | 1.2% | 3.0% | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 1990s | 2.8% | 1.5% | 1.3% | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 1.7% | 1.2% | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.4% | 0.5% | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.5% | 0.3% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public and publicly guaranteed debt service, Latin America & Caribbean or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 6.2% against 2.3% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in public and publicly guaranteed debt service between Latin America & Caribbean and Tonga?
- 3.9%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Tonga?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean and Tonga rank globally for public and publicly guaranteed debt service?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 13th and Tonga ranks 11th of 32 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of GNI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service to gross national income. Public and publicly guaranteed debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term obligations of public debtors and long-term private obligations guaranteed by a public entity. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad.