Belgium vs France: Interest payments
Belgium
3.2%
in 2022
France
3.4%
in 2023
Belgium rank
108th
France rank
105th
Interest payments over time
- Belgium
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 3.4% against 3.2% in Belgium, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 108th and France ranks 105th of 152 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.2% | 6.4% | 9.7% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 10.7% | 5.7% | 5.0% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 4.3% | 2.0% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 2.9% | 0.7% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Belgium or France?
- France, at 3.4% against 3.2% in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Belgium and France?
- 0.2%, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and France?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
- How do Belgium and France rank globally for interest payments?
- Belgium ranks 108th and France ranks 105th 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.