Czechia vs Malta: Share of government spending going to interest payments
Czechia
3.1%
in 2022
Malta
3.1%
in 2023
Czechia rank
110th
Malta rank
111th
Share of government spending going to interest payments over time
- Czechia
- Malta
How they compare
Czechia currently reports 3.1% against 3.1% in Malta, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Czechia ahead.
Czechia ranks 110th and Malta ranks 111th of 152 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.0% | 6.1% | 3.2% | Malta |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 9.2% | 6.3% | Malta |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 6.3% | 3.2% | Malta |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.8% | 0.4% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of government spending going to interest payments, Czechia or Malta?
- Czechia, at 3.1% against 3.1% in Malta as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of government spending going to interest payments between Czechia and Malta?
- 0.0%, with Czechia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Malta?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2022.
- How do Czechia and Malta rank globally for share of government spending going to interest payments?
- Czechia ranks 110th and Malta ranks 111th 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.