Italy vs Kazakhstan: Interest payments

Italy
9.4%
in 2024
Kazakhstan
9.0%
in 2023
Italy rank
58th
Kazakhstan rank
60th

Interest payments over time

  • Italy
  • Kazakhstan
0102030197319982024

How they compare

Italy currently reports 9.4% against 9.0% in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Kazakhstan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 58th and Kazakhstan ranks 60th of 155 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Kazakhstan Difference Ahead
1990s 19.2% 6.9% 12.3% Italy
2000s 14.6% 6.7% 7.9% Italy
2010s 10.4% 3.8% 6.6% Italy
2020s 9.0% 8.8% 0.2% Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher interest payments, Italy or Kazakhstan?
Italy, at 9.4% against 9.0% in Kazakhstan as of 2024.
What is the difference in interest payments between Italy and Kazakhstan?
0.4%, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Kazakhstan?
22 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
How do Italy and Kazakhstan rank globally for interest payments?
Italy ranks 58th and Kazakhstan ranks 60th 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

Indicator
Interest payments (% of revenue)
Unit
% of revenue
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
196 places, 5,564 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

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.