Nepal vs Serbia: Share of government spending going to interest payments
Nepal
4.1%
in 2021
Serbia
4.0%
in 2022
Nepal rank
99th
Serbia rank
101st
Share of government spending going to interest payments over time
- Nepal
- Serbia
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 4.1% against 4.0% in Serbia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Nepal ahead.
Nepal ranks 99th and Serbia ranks 101st of 152 countries.
Serbia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.9% | 5.5% | 1.6% | Serbia |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 4.3% | 0.6% | Serbia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of government spending going to interest payments, Nepal or Serbia?
- Nepal, at 4.1% against 4.0% in Serbia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in share of government spending going to interest payments between Nepal and Serbia?
- 0.1%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Serbia?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2021.
- How do Nepal and Serbia rank globally for share of government spending going to interest payments?
- Nepal ranks 99th and Serbia ranks 101st 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.