Azerbaijan vs Bhutan: Share of government spending going to interest payments
Azerbaijan
2.1%
in 2022
Bhutan
1.9%
in 2020
Azerbaijan rank
125th
Bhutan rank
127th
Share of government spending going to interest payments over time
- Azerbaijan
- Bhutan
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports 2.1% against 1.9% in Bhutan, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Azerbaijan's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Bhutan ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 125th and Bhutan ranks 127th of 152 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 1 and Bhutan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Bhutan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.6% | 7.5% | 5.9% | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 13.0% | 12.3% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 8.6% | 6.6% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 1.9% | 0.5% | Azerbaijan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of government spending going to interest payments, Azerbaijan or Bhutan?
- Azerbaijan, at 2.1% against 1.9% in Bhutan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of government spending going to interest payments between Azerbaijan and Bhutan?
- 0.2%, with Azerbaijan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Bhutan?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2020.
- How do Azerbaijan and Bhutan rank globally for share of government spending going to interest payments?
- Azerbaijan ranks 125th and Bhutan ranks 127th 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.