Share of government spending going to interest payments in Slovenia
Slovenia: Share of government spending going to interest payments was 2.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of government spending going to interest payments in Slovenia, 1992–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
In 2023, share of government spending going to interest payments in Slovenia stood at 2.8%.
That represents a change of up 9.3% on the previous year and down 40.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government spending going to interest payments in Slovenia peaked at 6.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 1992.
That places Slovenia 118th out of 152 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of government spending going to interest payments in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1.3% | — |
| 1993 | 3.2% | +150.6% |
| 1994 | 3.8% | +16.4% |
| 2002 | 4.9% | +30.3% |
| 2003 | 4.4% | -10.7% |
| 2004 | 3.9% | -11.5% |
| 2005 | 3.5% | -8.5% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | -14.7% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | +20.9% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 4.2% | +10.4% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | +11.6% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | +45.6% |
| 2015 | 6.9% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 6.8% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 5.9% | -12.7% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | -17.5% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | -18.8% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | -19.7% |
| 2021 | 2.6% | -17.7% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 2.8% | +9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.8% | 1.3% | 3.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 2.6% | 4.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 3.4% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.6% | 3.2% | 4 |
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More reference data data for Slovenia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.064 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3634 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0228 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3634 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2921 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3244 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.124 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of government spending going to interest payments in Slovenia?
- Share of government spending going to interest payments in Slovenia was 2.8% in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of government spending going to interest payments recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of government spending going to interest payments recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 1992.
- How does Slovenia rank for share of government spending going to interest payments?
- Slovenia ranks 118th out of 152 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of government spending going to interest payments rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovenia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government spending going to interest payments. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.