Malta vs Slovakia: Interest payments
Malta
3.5%
in 2024
Slovakia
3.5%
in 2024
Malta rank
108th
Slovakia rank
106th
Interest payments over time
- Malta
- Slovakia
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 3.5% against 3.5% in Malta, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Slovakia ahead.
Malta ranks 108th and Slovakia ranks 106th of 155 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.7% | 6.8% | 0.9% | Malta |
| 2000s | 10.0% | 6.8% | 3.2% | Malta |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 4.6% | 1.8% | Malta |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 3.1% | 0.2% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Malta or Slovakia?
- Slovakia, at 3.5% against 3.5% in Malta as of 2024.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Malta and Slovakia?
- 0.0%, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Slovakia?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Slovakia rank globally for interest payments?
- Malta ranks 108th and Slovakia ranks 106th 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.