Russia vs Slovakia: Interest payments (% of expense)
Russia
2.4%
in 2020
Slovakia
2.7%
in 2022
Russia rank
121st
Slovakia rank
119th
Interest payments (% of expense) over time
- Russia
- Slovakia
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 2.7% against 2.4% in Russia, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Slovakia's figure about 1.1 times Russia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Russia ahead.
Russia ranks 121st and Slovakia ranks 119th of 152 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Russia averaged higher in 2 and Slovakia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.6% | 7.2% | 9.4% | Russia |
| 2000s | 6.3% | 5.6% | 0.6% | Russia |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 4.1% | 1.8% | Slovakia |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.9% | 0.6% | Slovakia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Russia or Slovakia?
- Slovakia, at 2.7% against 2.4% in Russia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Russia and Slovakia?
- 0.3%, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Slovakia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2020.
- How do Russia and Slovakia rank globally for interest payments?
- Russia ranks 121st and Slovakia ranks 119th 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.