Austria vs Greece: Interest payments
Interest payments over time
- Austria
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 8.38 billion current LCU against 6.94 billion current LCU in Austria, a difference of 1.45 billion current LCU.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.2 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 92nd and Greece ranks 90th of 155 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Greece in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 566.58 million current LCU | 39.16 million current LCU | 527.42 million current LCU | Austria |
| 1980s | 2.66 billion current LCU | 816.25 million current LCU | 1.85 billion current LCU | Austria |
| 1990s | 6.34 billion current LCU | 8.44 billion current LCU | 2.10 billion current LCU | Greece |
| 2000s | 7.84 billion current LCU | 10.18 billion current LCU | 2.34 billion current LCU | Greece |
| 2010s | 7.49 billion current LCU | 8.46 billion current LCU | 963.80 million current LCU | Greece |
| 2020s | 5.33 billion current LCU | 6.34 billion current LCU | 1.01 billion current LCU | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Austria or Greece?
- Greece, at 8.38 billion current LCU against 6.94 billion current LCU in Austria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Austria and Greece?
- 1.45 billion current LCU, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Greece?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Greece rank globally for interest payments?
- Austria ranks 92nd and Greece ranks 90th of 155 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Interest payments (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Interest payments include interest payments on government debt (including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments) to domestic and foreign residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.