Interest payments in Austria
Austria: Interest payments was 2.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Interest payments in Austria, 1972–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
In 2023, interest payments in Austria stood at 2.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.9% on the previous year and down 53.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Austria peaked at 10.0% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2022.
Austria ranks 120th of 152 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.1% | 2.1% | 4.7% | 8 |
| 1980s | 7.1% | 5.0% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.7% | 7.2% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 6.1% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 3.2% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.0% | 2.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 117 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.9% compare
- 118 Slovenia 2.8% compare
- 119 Slovakia 2.7% compare
- 121 Russia 2.4% compare
- 122 United Arab Emirates 2.3% compare
- 123 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.1% compare
More public sector data for Austria
- Arms imports 13.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Tax revenue 25.8% (2024)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 28.2% (2024)
- Taxes on goods and services 25.0% (2024)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 2.3% (2024)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -3.6% (2024)
- Interest payments 3.1% (2024)
- Grants and other revenue 9.2% (2024)
- Other taxes 3.4% (2024)
- Compensation of employees 10.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in Austria?
- Interest payments in Austria was 2.5% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest payments recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 10.0% in 1992.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2022.
- How does Austria rank for interest payments?
- Austria ranks 120th out of 152 countries with data for 2023.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Interest payments (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.