Belgium vs Czechia: Interest payments
Belgium
3.2%
in 2022
Czechia
3.1%
in 2022
Belgium rank
108th
Czechia rank
110th
Interest payments over time
- Belgium
- Czechia
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 3.2% against 3.1% in Czechia, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 108th and Czechia ranks 110th of 152 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Czechia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.2% | 2.5% | 13.7% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 10.7% | 2.9% | 7.8% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 3.1% | 3.2% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 2.4% | 1.2% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Belgium or Czechia?
- Belgium, at 3.2% against 3.1% in Czechia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Belgium and Czechia?
- 0.1%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Czechia?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
- How do Belgium and Czechia rank globally for interest payments?
- Belgium ranks 108th and Czechia ranks 110th 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.