Australia vs Czechia: Share of government spending going to interest payments
Australia
3.0%
in 2022
Czechia
3.1%
in 2022
Australia rank
113th
Czechia rank
110th
Share of government spending going to interest payments over time
- Australia
- Czechia
How they compare
Czechia currently reports 3.1% against 3.0% in Australia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Czechia's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 113th and Czechia ranks 110th of 152 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Czechia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Czechia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.6% | 3.0% | 3.6% | Australia |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 2.9% | 0.3% | Czechia |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 3.1% | 0.2% | Australia |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.4% | 0.5% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of government spending going to interest payments, Australia or Czechia?
- Czechia, at 3.1% against 3.0% in Australia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of government spending going to interest payments between Australia and Czechia?
- 0.1%, with Czechia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Czechia?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Czechia rank globally for share of government spending going to interest payments?
- Australia ranks 113th and Czechia ranks 110th 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.