Austria vs Slovakia: Share of government spending going to interest payments
Austria
2.5%
in 2023
Slovakia
2.7%
in 2022
Austria rank
120th
Slovakia rank
119th
Share of government spending going to interest payments over time
- Austria
- Slovakia
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 2.7% against 2.5% in Austria, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 120th and Slovakia ranks 119th of 152 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 3 and Slovakia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.7% | 5.8% | 1.9% | Austria |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 5.6% | 1.2% | Austria |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 4.1% | 0.7% | Austria |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.7% | 0.4% | Slovakia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of government spending going to interest payments, Austria or Slovakia?
- Slovakia, at 2.7% against 2.5% in Austria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of government spending going to interest payments between Austria and Slovakia?
- 0.2%, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Slovakia?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
- How do Austria and Slovakia rank globally for share of government spending going to interest payments?
- Austria ranks 120th and Slovakia ranks 119th 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.