Afghanistan vs Barbados: Interest payments

Afghanistan
676.62 million current LCU
in 2017
Barbados
736.15 million current LCU
in 2016
Afghanistan rank
125th
Barbados rank
124th

Interest payments over time

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  • Barbados
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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 736.15 million current LCU against 676.62 million current LCU in Afghanistan, a difference of 59.53 million current LCU.

That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Barbados ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 125th and Barbados ranks 124th of 155 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Barbados Difference Ahead
2000s 121.95 million current LCU 384.73 million current LCU 262.78 million current LCU Barbados
2010s 310.49 million current LCU 603.39 million current LCU 292.89 million current LCU Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher interest payments, Afghanistan or Barbados?
Barbados, at 736.15 million current LCU against 676.62 million current LCU in Afghanistan as of 2016.
What is the difference in interest payments between Afghanistan and Barbados?
59.53 million current LCU, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Barbados?
11 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2016.
How do Afghanistan and Barbados rank globally for interest payments?
Afghanistan ranks 125th and Barbados ranks 124th 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.