Israel vs Italy: Interest payments
Israel
7.7%
in 2023
Italy
7.6%
in 2023
Israel rank
70th
Italy rank
71st
Interest payments over time
- Israel
- Italy
How they compare
Israel currently reports 7.7% against 7.6% in Italy, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Israel ahead.
Israel ranks 70th and Italy ranks 71st of 152 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 3 and Italy in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.8% | 9.4% | 1.3% | Israel |
| 1980s | 20.6% | 15.7% | 4.9% | Israel |
| 1990s | 14.5% | 21.0% | 6.5% | Italy |
| 2000s | 13.6% | 12.3% | 1.3% | Israel |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 9.7% | 1.9% | Italy |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 7.5% | 0.2% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Israel or Italy?
- Israel, at 7.7% against 7.6% in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Israel and Italy?
- 0.1%, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Italy?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
- How do Israel and Italy rank globally for interest payments?
- Israel ranks 70th and Italy ranks 71st 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.