Russian Federation vs Slovakia: Share of government spending going to interest payments
Russian Federation
2.4%
in 2020
Slovakia
2.7%
in 2022
Russian Federation rank
121st
Slovakia rank
119th
Share of government spending going to interest payments over time
- Russian Federation
- Slovakia
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 2.7% against 2.4% in Russian Federation, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Slovakia's figure about 1.1 times Russian Federation's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Russian Federation ahead.
Russian Federation ranks 121st and Slovakia ranks 119th of 152 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Russian Federation averaged higher in 2 and Slovakia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russian Federation | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.6% | 7.2% | 9.4% | Russian Federation |
| 2000s | 6.3% | 5.6% | 0.6% | Russian Federation |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 4.1% | 1.8% | Slovakia |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.9% | 0.6% | Slovakia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of government spending going to interest payments, Russian Federation or Slovakia?
- Slovakia, at 2.7% against 2.4% in Russian Federation as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of government spending going to interest payments between Russian Federation and Slovakia?
- 0.3%, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Slovakia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2020.
- How do Russian Federation and Slovakia rank globally for share of government spending going to interest payments?
- Russian Federation ranks 121st and Slovakia ranks 119th 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.