Australia vs United States: Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on
Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on over time
- Australia
- United States
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.6951 against 0.6405 in United States, a difference of 0.0546.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1989 it was United States ahead.
Australia ranks 73rd and United States ranks 74th of 80 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and United States in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5778 | 0.7952 | 0.2174 | United States |
| 1990s | 0.5181 | 0.7955 | 0.2774 | United States |
| 2000s | 0.6412 | 0.6631 | 0.0219 | United States |
| 2010s | 0.6593 | 0.6176 | 0.0417 | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.6951 | 0.6405 | 0.0546 | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on, Australia or United States?
- Australia, at 0.6951 against 0.6405 in United States as of 2020.
- What is the difference in interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on between Australia and United States?
- 0.0546, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2020.
- How do Australia and United States rank globally for interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- Australia ranks 73rd and United States ranks 74th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.