Belgium vs France: Interest payments
Belgium
4.5%
in 2024
France
4.2%
in 2024
Belgium rank
96th
France rank
98th
Interest payments over time
- Belgium
- France
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 4.5% against 4.2% in France, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 96th and France ranks 98th of 155 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.2% | 6.9% | 10.3% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 11.0% | 6.1% | 4.9% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 4.7% | 1.9% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 3.6% | 0.5% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Belgium or France?
- Belgium, at 4.5% against 4.2% in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Belgium and France?
- 0.3%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and France?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and France rank globally for interest payments?
- Belgium ranks 96th and France ranks 98th 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.