Brazil vs Zambia: Share of government spending going to interest payments
Brazil
24.1%
in 2023
Zambia
26.5%
in 2021
Brazil rank
7th
Zambia rank
4th
Share of government spending going to interest payments over time
- Brazil
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 26.5% against 24.1% in Brazil, a difference of 2.4%.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 7th and Zambia ranks 4th of 152 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26.5% | 18.6% | 7.9% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 19.4% | 29.5% | 10.1% | Zambia |
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 Zambia?
- Zambia, at 26.5% against 24.1% in Brazil as of 2021.
- What is the difference in share of government spending going to interest payments between Brazil and Zambia?
- 2.4%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Zambia?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2021.
- How do Brazil and Zambia rank globally for share of government spending going to interest payments?
- Brazil ranks 7th and Zambia ranks 4th 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.