Afghanistan vs Bahrain: Interest payments

Afghanistan
676.62 million current LCU
in 2017
Bahrain
665.16 million current LCU
in 2020
Afghanistan rank
125th
Bahrain rank
126th

Interest payments over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Bahrain
0200.0M400.0M600.0M199020052020

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 676.62 million current LCU against 665.16 million current LCU in Bahrain, a difference of 11.46 million current LCU.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 125th and Bahrain ranks 126th of 155 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Bahrain Difference Ahead
2000s 121.95 million current LCU 60.81 million current LCU 61.14 million current LCU Afghanistan
2010s 356.26 million current LCU 235.71 million current LCU 120.55 million current LCU Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher interest payments, Afghanistan or Bahrain?
Afghanistan, at 676.62 million current LCU against 665.16 million current LCU in Bahrain as of 2017.
What is the difference in interest payments between Afghanistan and Bahrain?
11.46 million current LCU, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Bahrain?
12 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2017.
How do Afghanistan and Bahrain rank globally for interest payments?
Afghanistan ranks 125th and Bahrain ranks 126th of 155 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Interest payments (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Interest payments (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
155 places, 4,505 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

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 in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.