Bulgaria vs Sweden: Interest payments
Bulgaria
1.3%
in 2023
Sweden
1.4%
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
137th
Sweden rank
135th
Interest payments over time
- Bulgaria
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 1.4% against 1.3% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sweden ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 137th and Sweden ranks 135th of 152 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.0% | 10.9% | 12.1% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 5.9% | 5.5% | 0.4% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.8% | 0.4% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 0.3% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Bulgaria or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 1.4% against 1.3% in Bulgaria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Bulgaria and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Sweden?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and Sweden rank globally for interest payments?
- Bulgaria ranks 137th and Sweden ranks 135th 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.