Austria vs Saint Kitts and Nevis: Share of government spending going to interest payments
Austria
2.5%
in 2023
Saint Kitts and Nevis
2.9%
in 2020
Austria rank
120th
Saint Kitts and Nevis rank
117th
Share of government spending going to interest payments over time
- Austria
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
How they compare
Saint Kitts and Nevis currently reports 2.9% against 2.5% in Austria, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Saint Kitts and Nevis's figure about 1.2 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Saint Kitts and Nevis ahead.
Austria ranks 120th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 117th of 152 countries.
Saint Kitts and Nevis has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.7% | 11.6% | 1.8% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 14.3% | 7.5% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 16.7% | 11.5% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.9% | 0.3% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
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 Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis, at 2.9% against 2.5% in Austria as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of government spending going to interest payments between Austria and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- 0.4%, with Saint Kitts and Nevis ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Austria and Saint Kitts and Nevis rank globally for share of government spending going to interest payments?
- Austria ranks 120th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 117th 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.