Austria vs Slovenia: Share of government spending going to interest payments
Austria
2.5%
in 2023
Slovenia
2.8%
in 2023
Austria rank
120th
Slovenia rank
118th
Share of government spending going to interest payments over time
- Austria
- Slovenia
How they compare
Slovenia currently reports 2.8% against 2.5% in Austria, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Slovenia's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 120th and Slovenia ranks 118th of 152 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Slovenia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Slovenia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.7% | 2.8% | 6.9% | Austria |
| 2000s | 6.6% | 3.6% | 3.1% | Austria |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 5.2% | 0.3% | Slovenia |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.8% | 0.4% | Slovenia |
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 Slovenia?
- Slovenia, at 2.8% against 2.5% in Austria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government spending going to interest payments between Austria and Slovenia?
- 0.3%, with Slovenia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Slovenia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Austria and Slovenia rank globally for share of government spending going to interest payments?
- Austria ranks 120th and Slovenia ranks 118th 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.