Australia vs Malta: Interest payments
Australia
3.0%
in 2022
Malta
3.1%
in 2023
Australia rank
113th
Malta rank
111th
Interest payments over time
- Australia
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 3.1% against 3.0% in Australia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 113th and Malta ranks 111th of 152 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Malta in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.4% | 3.5% | 2.9% | Australia |
| 1980s | 8.5% | 1.7% | 6.8% | Australia |
| 1990s | 6.6% | 5.3% | 1.3% | Australia |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 9.2% | 6.6% | Malta |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 6.3% | 3.1% | Malta |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.8% | 0.1% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Australia or Malta?
- Malta, at 3.1% against 3.0% in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Australia and Malta?
- 0.1%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Malta?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Malta rank globally for interest payments?
- Australia ranks 113th and Malta ranks 111th of 152 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Interest payments (% of expense). 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 as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.