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Interest on Government Debt by Country
General government net interest payments, latest year, % of GDP
Plays the chart through its history. Pauses are where a new leader takes first place.
Interest paid minus interest received by all levels of government, from the OECD Economic Outlook. Below zero, a government earns more on its assets than it pays on its debt. Shows the highest and lowest; the data table lists every country.
What it costs governments to carry their debt, as a share of their economies. Big borrowers facing higher rates pay the most; countries with large sovereign wealth funds come out ahead.
What this chart reads·38 series
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- Australia · Net Interest · % GDPas “Australia”latest 2025-12-31
- Austria · Net Interest · % GDPas “Austria”latest 2025-12-31
- Belgium · Net Interest · % GDPas “Belgium”latest 2025-12-31
- Bulgaria · Net Interest · % GDPas “Bulgaria”latest 2025-12-31
- Brazil · Net Interest · % GDPas “Brazil”latest 2025-12-31
- Canada · Net Interest · % GDPas “Canada”latest 2025-12-31
- Switzerland · Net Interest · % GDPas “Switzerland”latest 2025-12-31
- Czechia · Net Interest · % GDPas “Czechia”latest 2025-12-31
- Germany · Net Interest · % GDPas “Germany”latest 2025-12-31
- Denmark · Net Interest · % GDPas “Denmark”latest 2025-12-31
- Spain · Net Interest · % GDPas “Spain”latest 2025-12-31
- Estonia · Net Interest · % GDPas “Estonia”latest 2025-12-31
- Finland · Net Interest · % GDPas “Finland”latest 2025-12-31
- France · Net Interest · % GDPas “France”latest 2025-12-31
- United Kingdom · Net Interest · % GDPas “United Kingdom”latest 2025-12-31
- Greece · Net Interest · % GDPas “Greece”latest 2025-12-31
- Croatia · Net Interest · % GDPas “Croatia”latest 2025-12-31
- Hungary · Net Interest · % GDPas “Hungary”latest 2025-12-31
- Indonesia · Net Interest · % GDPas “Indonesia”latest 2025-12-31
- Ireland · Net Interest · % GDPas “Ireland”latest 2025-12-31
- Iceland · Net Interest · % GDPas “Iceland”latest 2025-12-31
- Italy · Net Interest · % GDPas “Italy”latest 2025-12-31
- Japan · Net Interest · % GDPas “Japan”latest 2025-12-31
- South Korea · Net Interest · % GDPas “South Korea”latest 2025-12-31
- Lithuania · Net Interest · % GDPas “Lithuania”latest 2025-12-31
- Luxembourg · Net Interest · % GDPas “Luxembourg”latest 2025-12-31
- Mexico · Net Interest · % GDPas “Mexico”latest 2025-12-31
- Netherlands · Net Interest · % GDPas “Netherlands”latest 2025-12-31
- Norway · Net Interest · % GDPas “Norway”latest 2025-12-31
- New Zealand · Net Interest · % GDPas “New Zealand”latest 2025-12-31
- Peru · Net Interest · % GDPas “Peru”latest 2025-12-31
- Poland · Net Interest · % GDPas “Poland”latest 2025-12-31
- Portugal · Net Interest · % GDPas “Portugal”latest 2025-12-31
- Romania · Net Interest · % GDPas “Romania”latest 2025-12-31
- Slovakia · Net Interest · % GDPas “Slovakia”latest 2025-12-31
- Slovenia · Net Interest · % GDPas “Slovenia”latest 2025-12-31
- Sweden · Net Interest · % GDPas “Sweden”latest 2025-12-31
- United States · Net Interest · % GDPas “United States”latest 2025-12-31
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Australia · Net Interest · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
Austria · Net Interest · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
Belgium · Net Interest · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
Bulgaria · Net Interest · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
Brazil · Net Interest · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
Canada · Net Interest · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
Switzerland · Net Interest · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
Czechia · Net Interest · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
Germany · Net Interest · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
Denmark · Net Interest · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
Spain · Net Interest · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
Estonia · Net Interest · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
Finland · Net Interest · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
France · Net Interest · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
United Kingdom · Net Interest · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
Greece · Net Interest · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
Croatia · Net Interest · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
Hungary · Net Interest · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
Indonesia · Net Interest · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
Ireland · Net Interest · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
Iceland · Net Interest · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
Italy · Net Interest · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
Japan · Net Interest · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
South Korea · Net Interest · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
Lithuania · Net Interest · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
Luxembourg · Net Interest · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
Mexico · Net Interest · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
Netherlands · Net Interest · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
Norway · Net Interest · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
New Zealand · Net Interest · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
Peru · Net Interest · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
Poland · Net Interest · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
Portugal · Net Interest · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
Romania · Net Interest · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
Slovakia · Net Interest · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
Slovenia · Net Interest · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
Sweden · Net Interest · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
United States · Net Interest · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
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