Belarus vs Thailand: Share of government spending going to interest payments
Belarus
5.4%
in 2023
Thailand
5.5%
in 2023
Belarus rank
88th
Thailand rank
87th
Share of government spending going to interest payments over time
- Belarus
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 5.5% against 5.4% in Belarus, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Thailand ahead.
Belarus ranks 88th and Thailand ranks 87th of 152 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.0% | 4.3% | 2.4% | Thailand |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 7.1% | 5.3% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 5.5% | 1.1% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 5.1% | 0.4% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of government spending going to interest payments, Belarus or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 5.5% against 5.4% in Belarus as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government spending going to interest payments between Belarus and Thailand?
- 0.1%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Thailand?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Belarus and Thailand rank globally for share of government spending going to interest payments?
- Belarus ranks 88th and Thailand ranks 87th 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.