Interest payments in Austria
Austria: Interest payments was 2.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Interest payments in Austria, 1972–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
In 2023, interest payments in Austria stood at 2.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.9% on the previous year and down 53.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Austria peaked at 10.0% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2022.
Austria ranks 120th of 152 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Interest payments in Austria, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 2.3% | — |
| 1973 | 2.1% | -10.0% |
| 1974 | 2.1% | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 2.3% | +12.5% |
| 1976 | 3.3% | +42.6% |
| 1977 | 3.8% | +15.2% |
| 1978 | 4.4% | +14.6% |
| 1979 | 4.7% | +7.3% |
| 1980 | 5.0% | +5.9% |
| 1981 | 5.3% | +6.2% |
| 1982 | 6.0% | +13.4% |
| 1983 | 5.9% | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 7.0% | +17.7% |
| 1985 | 7.5% | +8.2% |
| 1986 | 7.8% | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 8.5% | +9.8% |
| 1988 | 8.7% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 9.2% | +6.3% |
| 1990 | 9.6% | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 10.0% | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 10.0% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 9.7% | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 9.3% | -4.5% |
| 1995 | 8.0% | -14.1% |
| 1996 | 8.0% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 7.6% | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 7.5% | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 7.2% | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 7.5% | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 7.3% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 7.3% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 6.8% | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 6.2% | -9.3% |
| 2005 | 6.9% | +11.6% |
| 2006 | 6.7% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 6.7% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 6.1% | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 6.3% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 6.1% | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 5.9% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 5.8% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 5.4% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | -11.0% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | -11.0% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | -17.4% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | -15.1% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 2.5% | +24.9% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 2.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.3%, 78% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Austria's 2.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.3%, 77% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.1% | 2.1% | 4.7% | 8 |
| 1980s | 7.1% | 5.0% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.7% | 7.2% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 6.1% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 3.2% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.0% | 2.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 117 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.9% compare
- 118 Slovenia 2.8% compare
- 119 Slovakia 2.7% compare
- 121 Russia 2.4% compare
- 122 United Arab Emirates 2.3% compare
- 123 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.1% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in Austria?
- Interest payments in Austria was 2.5% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest payments recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 10.0% in 1992.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2022.
- How does Austria rank for interest payments?
- Austria ranks 120th out of 152 countries with data for 2023.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Interest payments (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.