Austria vs Slovakia: Interest payments
Austria
2.5%
in 2023
Slovakia
2.7%
in 2022
Austria rank
120th
Slovakia rank
119th
Interest payments over time
- Austria
- Slovakia
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 2.7% against 2.5% in Austria, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 120th and Slovakia ranks 119th of 152 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 3 and Slovakia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.7% | 5.8% | 1.9% | Austria |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 5.6% | 1.2% | Austria |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 4.1% | 0.7% | Austria |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.7% | 0.4% | Slovakia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Austria or Slovakia?
- Slovakia, at 2.7% against 2.5% in Austria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Austria and Slovakia?
- 0.2%, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Slovakia?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
- How do Austria and Slovakia rank globally for interest payments?
- Austria ranks 120th and Slovakia ranks 119th 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.