Austria vs Botswana: Interest payments
Austria
3.1%
in 2024
Botswana
3.4%
in 2023
Austria rank
113th
Botswana rank
111th
Interest payments over time
- Austria
- Botswana
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 3.4% against 3.1% in Austria, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 113th and Botswana ranks 111th of 155 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Botswana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.0% | 1.5% | 8.5% | Austria |
| 2000s | 6.7% | 1.0% | 5.8% | Austria |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 1.7% | 3.3% | Austria |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.4% | 0.2% | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Austria or Botswana?
- Botswana, at 3.4% against 3.1% in Austria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Austria and Botswana?
- 0.3%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Botswana?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Austria and Botswana rank globally for interest payments?
- Austria ranks 113th and Botswana ranks 111th 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.