Interest payments in Italy
Italy: Interest payments was 9.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Interest payments in Italy, 1973–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
In 2024, interest payments in Italy stood at 9.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Italy peaked at 26.9% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 1973.
Italy ranks 58th of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Interest payments in Italy, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 7.3% | — |
| 1974 | 8.3% | +14.0% |
| 1975 | 11.5% | +37.8% |
| 1976 | 12.9% | +12.6% |
| 1977 | 13.3% | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 11.9% | -10.4% |
| 1979 | 12.1% | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 13.5% | +12.1% |
| 1985 | 20.4% | +50.9% |
| 1986 | 21.9% | +7.2% |
| 1987 | 20.1% | -8.2% |
| 1988 | 21.8% | +8.2% |
| 1989 | 23.1% | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 26.9% | +16.8% |
| 1996 | 26.5% | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 21.3% | -19.8% |
| 1998 | 20.1% | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 16.2% | -19.4% |
| 2000 | 16.2% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 16.0% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 14.6% | -8.9% |
| 2003 | 13.3% | -8.8% |
| 2004 | 12.7% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 12.5% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 11.7% | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 11.9% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 12.2% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 10.8% | -11.8% |
| 2010 | 10.7% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 11.6% | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 12.5% | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 11.6% | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 11.2% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 10.1% | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 9.6% | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 9.3% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 9.1% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 8.3% | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 8.4% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 8.4% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 10.1% | +20.1% |
| 2023 | 8.9% | -11.8% |
| 2024 | 9.4% | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.0% | 7.3% | 13.3% | 7 |
| 1980s | 20.1% | 13.5% | 23.1% | 6 |
| 1990s | 22.2% | 16.2% | 26.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 13.2% | 10.8% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 8.3% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 8.4% | 10.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More public sector data for Italy
- Arms imports 432.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 7.33 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -10.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 432.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 643.98 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0159 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 2.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 37.96 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1,640 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in Italy?
- Interest payments in Italy was 9.4% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest payments recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 26.9% in 1995.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 1973.
- How does Italy rank for interest payments?
- Italy ranks 58th out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy 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.