Denmark vs Germany: Interest payments

Denmark

1.4%

in 2023

Germany

1.4%

in 2022

Denmark rank

134th

Germany rank

136th

Interest payments over time

Denmark
Germany

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 1.4% against 1.4% in Germany, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Germany ahead.

Globally, Denmark ranks 134th and Germany ranks 136th of 152 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Interest payments (% of expense)
Unit: % of expense
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 5,277 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Interest payments include interest payments on government debt (including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments) to domestic and foreign residents. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.