Brazil vs India: Share of government spending going to interest payments
Brazil
24.1%
in 2023
India
23.2%
in 2022
Brazil rank
7th
India rank
9th
Share of government spending going to interest payments over time
- Brazil
- India
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 24.1% against 23.2% in India, a difference of 0.9%.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 7th and India ranks 9th of 152 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 27.0% | 19.7% | 7.3% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 24.6% | 23.2% | 1.4% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of government spending going to interest payments, Brazil or India?
- Brazil, at 24.1% against 23.2% in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government spending going to interest payments between Brazil and India?
- 0.9%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and India?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2022.
- How do Brazil and India rank globally for share of government spending going to interest payments?
- Brazil ranks 7th 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.