Egypt vs India: Share of government spending going to interest payments
Egypt
24.2%
in 2015
India
23.2%
in 2022
Egypt rank
6th
India rank
9th
Share of government spending going to interest payments over time
- Egypt
- India
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 24.2% against 23.2% in India, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1975 it was India ahead.
Egypt ranks 6th and India ranks 9th of 152 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and India in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.8% | 12.3% | 6.5% | India |
| 1980s | 9.9% | 17.5% | 7.6% | India |
| 1990s | 23.5% | 26.1% | 2.6% | India |
| 2000s | 18.2% | 23.7% | 5.5% | India |
| 2010s | 21.0% | 19.6% | 1.4% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of government spending going to interest payments, Egypt or India?
- Egypt, at 24.2% against 23.2% in India as of 2015.
- What is the difference in share of government spending going to interest payments between Egypt and India?
- 1.0%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and India?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2015.
- How do Egypt and India rank globally for share of government spending going to interest payments?
- Egypt ranks 6th 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.