Afghanistan vs Bhutan: Interest payments
Interest payments over time
- Afghanistan
- Bhutan
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 831.63 million current LCU against 676.62 million current LCU in Afghanistan, a difference of 155.01 million current LCU.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.2 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Bhutan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 125th and Bhutan ranks 122nd of 155 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Bhutan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 121.95 million current LCU | 1.07 billion current LCU | 947.67 million current LCU | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 356.26 million current LCU | 2.04 billion current LCU | 1.68 billion current LCU | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Afghanistan or Bhutan?
- Bhutan, at 831.63 million current LCU against 676.62 million current LCU in Afghanistan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Afghanistan and Bhutan?
- 155.01 million current LCU, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Bhutan?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2017.
- How do Afghanistan and Bhutan rank globally for interest payments?
- Afghanistan ranks 125th and Bhutan ranks 122nd 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
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.