Afghanistan vs Singapore: Interest payments
Interest payments over time
- Afghanistan
- Singapore
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 676.62 million current LCU against 642.91 million current LCU in Singapore, a difference of 33.71 million current LCU.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 125th and Singapore ranks 127th of 155 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 121.95 million current LCU | 65.67 million current LCU | 56.28 million current LCU | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 356.26 million current LCU | 2.79 million current LCU | 353.47 million current LCU | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Afghanistan or Singapore?
- Afghanistan, at 676.62 million current LCU against 642.91 million current LCU in Singapore as of 2017.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Afghanistan and Singapore?
- 33.71 million current LCU, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Singapore?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2017.
- How do Afghanistan and Singapore rank globally for interest payments?
- Afghanistan ranks 125th and Singapore ranks 127th 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.