France vs Romania: Share of government spending going to interest payments
France
3.4%
in 2023
Romania
3.9%
in 2022
France rank
105th
Romania rank
103rd
Share of government spending going to interest payments over time
- France
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 3.9% against 3.4% in France, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1985 it was France ahead.
France ranks 105th and Romania ranks 103rd of 152 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.5% | 1.8% | 2.8% | France |
| 1990s | 6.2% | 6.9% | 0.7% | Romania |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 5.4% | 0.3% | France |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 4.5% | 0.3% | Romania |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 3.8% | 0.8% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of government spending going to interest payments, France or Romania?
- Romania, at 3.9% against 3.4% in France as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of government spending going to interest payments between France and Romania?
- 0.5%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Romania?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2022.
- How do France and Romania rank globally for share of government spending going to interest payments?
- France ranks 105th and Romania ranks 103rd 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.