Brazil vs Egypt: Share of government spending going to interest payments
Brazil
24.1%
in 2023
Egypt
24.2%
in 2015
Brazil rank
7th
Egypt rank
6th
Share of government spending going to interest payments over time
- Brazil
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 24.2% against 24.1% in Brazil, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 7th and Egypt ranks 6th of 152 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of government spending going to interest payments, Brazil or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 24.2% against 24.1% in Brazil as of 2015.
- What is the difference in share of government spending going to interest payments between Brazil and Egypt?
- 0.1%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Egypt?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2015.
- How do Brazil and Egypt rank globally for share of government spending going to interest payments?
- Brazil ranks 7th and Egypt ranks 6th 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.