Burkina Faso vs Papua New Guinea: Share of government spending going to interest payments
Burkina Faso
11.9%
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
12.3%
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
43rd
Papua New Guinea rank
41st
Share of government spending going to interest payments over time
- Burkina Faso
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 12.3% against 11.9% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.4%.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 43rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 41st of 152 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.7% | 20.6% | 13.9% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 11.0% | 5.5% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 12.3% | 3.1% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of government spending going to interest payments, Burkina Faso or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 12.3% against 11.9% in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government spending going to interest payments between Burkina Faso and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.4%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Papua New Guinea?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Papua New Guinea rank globally for share of government spending going to interest payments?
- Burkina Faso ranks 43rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 41st 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.