Interest payments in Austria
Austria: Interest payments was 3.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Interest payments in Austria, 1972–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
The most recent figure for interest payments in Austria is 3.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 17.7% on the previous year and down 41.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Austria peaked at 10.8% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 1974.
Austria ranks 113th of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Interest payments in Austria, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 2.2% | — |
| 1973 | 2.1% | -5.1% |
| 1974 | 2.0% | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 2.5% | +22.6% |
| 1976 | 3.6% | +45.1% |
| 1977 | 4.0% | +12.9% |
| 1978 | 4.6% | +14.5% |
| 1979 | 4.9% | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 5.1% | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 5.4% | +6.0% |
| 1982 | 6.4% | +18.7% |
| 1983 | 6.5% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 7.4% | +13.9% |
| 1985 | 8.1% | +9.2% |
| 1986 | 8.6% | +6.3% |
| 1987 | 9.6% | +11.6% |
| 1988 | 9.5% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 10.0% | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 10.3% | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 10.8% | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 10.5% | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 10.7% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 10.2% | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 9.0% | -12.1% |
| 1996 | 8.8% | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 8.1% | -7.4% |
| 1998 | 7.9% | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 7.6% | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 7.9% | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 7.4% | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 7.5% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 7.1% | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 6.8% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 7.3% | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 7.0% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 6.2% | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 6.8% | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 6.4% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 6.2% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | -12.6% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | -11.9% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | -19.2% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | -13.5% |
| 2023 | 2.6% | +21.5% |
| 2024 | 3.1% | +17.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.2% | 2.0% | 4.9% | 8 |
| 1980s | 7.7% | 5.1% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.4% | 7.6% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 6.2% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 3.2% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.2% | 3.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 110 China 3.4% compare
- 111 Botswana 3.4% compare
- 112 Uzbekistan 3.3% compare
- 114 Australia 3.1% compare
- 115 United Arab Emirates 3.0% compare
- 116 Tajikistan 2.9% compare
More public sector data for Austria
- Arms imports 13.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.42 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -23.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 13.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 572.97 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0098 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 18.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 5.26 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 206.01 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in Austria?
- Interest payments in Austria was 3.1% in 2024, 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 10.8% in 1991.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 1974.
- How does Austria rank for interest payments?
- Austria ranks 113th out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.4%. 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 revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.