Greece vs Romania: Interest payments
Greece
7.5%
in 2024
Romania
7.3%
in 2024
Greece rank
71st
Romania rank
74th
Interest payments over time
- Greece
- Romania
How they compare
Greece currently reports 7.5% against 7.3% in Romania, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.
Greece ranks 71st and Romania ranks 74th of 155 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.0% | 1.6% | 17.4% | Greece |
| 1990s | 20.8% | 15.3% | 5.5% | Greece |
| 2000s | 13.7% | 5.7% | 8.0% | Greece |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 4.9% | 5.0% | Greece |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 5.4% | 1.1% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Greece or Romania?
- Greece, at 7.5% against 7.3% in Romania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Greece and Romania?
- 0.2%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Romania?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Romania rank globally for interest payments?
- Greece ranks 71st and Romania ranks 74th 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.