Maldives vs Pacific island small states: Public and publicly guaranteed debt service
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service over time
- Maldives
- Pacific island small states
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 6.8% against 2.5% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 4.3%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 2.7 times Pacific island small states's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Pacific island small states ahead.
Maldives ranks 5th and Pacific island small states ranks 8th of 123 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 5 and Pacific island small states in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Pacific island small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2% | 1.8% | 1.6% | Pacific island small states |
| 1980s | 6.4% | 3.4% | 3.0% | Maldives |
| 1990s | 3.3% | 2.6% | 0.7% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 1.0% | 1.5% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 1.9% | 2.1% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 2.2% | 7.4% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public and publicly guaranteed debt service, Maldives or Pacific island small states?
- Maldives, at 6.8% against 2.5% in Pacific island small states as of 2024.
- What is the difference in public and publicly guaranteed debt service between Maldives and Pacific island small states?
- 4.3%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Pacific island small states?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Pacific island small states rank globally for public and publicly guaranteed debt service?
- Maldives ranks 5th and Pacific island small states ranks 8th of 123 countries.
- 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.