Belgium vs Burundi: Share of government spending going to interest payments
Belgium
3.2%
in 2022
Burundi
3.3%
in 2021
Belgium rank
108th
Burundi rank
106th
Share of government spending going to interest payments over time
- Belgium
- Burundi
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 3.3% against 3.2% in Belgium, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 108th and Burundi ranks 106th of 152 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Burundi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.2% | 9.5% | 6.6% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 5.5% | 0.9% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 3.4% | 0.4% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of government spending going to interest payments, Belgium or Burundi?
- Burundi, at 3.3% against 3.2% in Belgium as of 2021.
- What is the difference in share of government spending going to interest payments between Belgium and Burundi?
- 0.1%, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Burundi?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
- How do Belgium and Burundi rank globally for share of government spending going to interest payments?
- Belgium ranks 108th and Burundi ranks 106th 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.