Albania vs Mauritius: Share of government spending going to interest payments
Albania
7.8%
in 2023
Mauritius
8.4%
in 2023
Albania rank
67th
Mauritius rank
65th
Share of government spending going to interest payments over time
- Albania
- Mauritius
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 8.4% against 7.8% in Albania, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.1 times Albania's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Mauritius ahead.
Albania ranks 67th and Mauritius ranks 65th of 152 countries.
Albania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.6% | 13.2% | 5.5% | Albania |
| 2000s | 17.5% | 13.4% | 4.1% | Albania |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 8.6% | 2.6% | Albania |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 7.2% | 0.5% | Albania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of government spending going to interest payments, Albania or Mauritius?
- Mauritius, at 8.4% against 7.8% in Albania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government spending going to interest payments between Albania and Mauritius?
- 0.6%, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Mauritius?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Albania and Mauritius rank globally for share of government spending going to interest payments?
- Albania ranks 67th and Mauritius ranks 65th of 152 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of government spending going to interest payments. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Interest expenditures on government debt, as share of total central government expenditures. Interest expenditures on government debt include payments on long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments.