Canada vs Israel: Interest payments
Canada
7.6%
in 2023
Israel
7.7%
in 2023
Canada rank
72nd
Israel rank
70th
Interest payments over time
- Canada
- Israel
How they compare
Israel currently reports 7.7% against 7.6% in Canada, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 72nd and Israel ranks 70th of 152 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Israel in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.9% | 14.5% | 8.4% | Canada |
| 2000s | 14.7% | 13.6% | 1.1% | Canada |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 7.8% | 0.4% | Israel |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 7.3% | 1.8% | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Canada or Israel?
- Israel, at 7.7% against 7.6% in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Canada and Israel?
- 0.1%, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Israel?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Israel rank globally for interest payments?
- Canada ranks 72nd and Israel ranks 70th 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.