France vs Romania: Interest payments
France
3.4%
in 2023
Romania
3.9%
in 2022
France rank
105th
Romania rank
103rd
Interest payments over time
- France
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 3.9% against 3.4% in France, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1985 it was France ahead.
France ranks 105th and Romania ranks 103rd of 152 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.5% | 1.8% | 2.8% | France |
| 1990s | 6.2% | 6.9% | 0.7% | Romania |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 5.4% | 0.3% | France |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 4.5% | 0.3% | Romania |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 3.8% | 0.8% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, France or Romania?
- Romania, at 3.9% against 3.4% in France as of 2022.
- What is the difference in interest payments between France and Romania?
- 0.5%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Romania?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2022.
- How do France and Romania rank globally for interest payments?
- France ranks 105th and Romania ranks 103rd 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.