Romania vs Serbia: Interest payments
Romania
3.9%
in 2022
Serbia
4.0%
in 2022
Romania rank
103rd
Serbia rank
101st
Interest payments over time
- Romania
- Serbia
How they compare
Serbia currently reports 4.0% against 3.9% in Romania, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Serbia ahead.
Romania ranks 103rd and Serbia ranks 101st of 152 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 1 and Serbia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.9% | 1.8% | 1.1% | Romania |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 5.5% | 1.0% | Serbia |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 4.2% | 0.4% | Serbia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Romania or Serbia?
- Serbia, at 4.0% against 3.9% in Romania as of 2022.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Romania and Serbia?
- 0.1%, with Serbia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Serbia?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2022.
- How do Romania and Serbia rank globally for interest payments?
- Romania ranks 103rd and Serbia ranks 101st 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.