Argentina vs Italy: Interest payments
Argentina
8.5%
in 2024
Italy
9.4%
in 2024
Argentina rank
61st
Italy rank
58th
Interest payments over time
- Argentina
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 9.4% against 8.5% in Argentina, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Italy ahead.
Argentina ranks 61st and Italy ranks 58th of 155 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 3 and Italy in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.1% | 22.2% | 7.1% | Italy |
| 2000s | 32.1% | 14.6% | 17.5% | Argentina |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 9.6% | 3.5% | Argentina |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 9.1% | 0.0% | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Argentina or Italy?
- Italy, at 9.4% against 8.5% in Argentina as of 2024.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Argentina and Italy?
- 0.9%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Italy?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Italy rank globally for interest payments?
- Argentina ranks 61st and Italy ranks 58th of 155 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Interest payments (% of revenue). 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 a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.