Bangladesh vs India: Share of government spending going to interest payments
Bangladesh
24.0%
in 2021
India
23.2%
in 2022
Bangladesh rank
8th
India rank
9th
Share of government spending going to interest payments over time
- Bangladesh
- India
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 24.0% against 23.2% in India, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2001 it was India ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 8th and India ranks 9th of 152 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and India in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.5% | 24.3% | 3.8% | India |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 19.7% | 0.8% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of government spending going to interest payments, Bangladesh or India?
- Bangladesh, at 24.0% against 23.2% in India as of 2021.
- What is the difference in share of government spending going to interest payments between Bangladesh and India?
- 0.8%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and India?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2018.
- How do Bangladesh and India rank globally for share of government spending going to interest payments?
- Bangladesh ranks 8th and India ranks 9th 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.