Israel vs Italy: Share of government spending going to interest payments
Israel
7.7%
in 2023
Italy
7.6%
in 2023
Israel rank
70th
Italy rank
71st
Share of government spending going to interest payments over time
- Israel
- Italy
How they compare
Israel currently reports 7.7% against 7.6% in Italy, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Israel ahead.
Israel ranks 70th and Italy ranks 71st of 152 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 3 and Italy in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.8% | 9.4% | 1.3% | Israel |
| 1980s | 20.6% | 15.7% | 4.9% | Israel |
| 1990s | 14.5% | 21.0% | 6.5% | Italy |
| 2000s | 13.6% | 12.3% | 1.3% | Israel |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 9.7% | 1.9% | Italy |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 7.5% | 0.2% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of government spending going to interest payments, Israel or Italy?
- Israel, at 7.7% against 7.6% in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government spending going to interest payments between Israel and Italy?
- 0.1%, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Italy?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
- How do Israel and Italy rank globally for share of government spending going to interest payments?
- Israel ranks 70th 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.