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
051015197219972023

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

Indicator
Interest payments (% of expense)
Unit
% of expense
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 5,277 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

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.