Cameroon vs Italy: Share of government spending going to interest payments
Cameroon
7.8%
in 2021
Italy
7.6%
in 2023
Cameroon rank
68th
Italy rank
71st
Share of government spending going to interest payments over time
- Cameroon
- Italy
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 7.8% against 7.6% in Italy, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Italy ahead.
Cameroon ranks 68th and Italy ranks 71st of 152 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.7% | 20.9% | 4.2% | Italy |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 9.5% | 4.5% | Italy |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 6.9% | 0.4% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of government spending going to interest payments, Cameroon or Italy?
- Cameroon, at 7.8% against 7.6% in Italy as of 2021.
- What is the difference in share of government spending going to interest payments between Cameroon and Italy?
- 0.2%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Italy?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Cameroon and Italy rank globally for share of government spending going to interest payments?
- Cameroon ranks 68th and Italy ranks 71st 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.