Angola vs Laos: Interest payments

Angola
4.78 trillion current LCU
in 2024
Laos
3.81 trillion current LCU
in 2022
Angola rank
11th
Laos rank
14th

Interest payments over time

  • Angola
  • Laos
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How they compare

Angola currently reports 4.78 trillion current LCU against 3.81 trillion current LCU in Laos, a difference of 971.87 billion current LCU.

That makes Angola's figure about 1.3 times Laos's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Laos ahead.

Angola ranks 11th and Laos ranks 14th of 155 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 1 and Laos in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Laos Difference Ahead
2000s 120.14 billion current LCU 312.57 billion current LCU 192.44 billion current LCU Laos
2010s 450.68 billion current LCU 1.32 trillion current LCU 870.32 billion current LCU Laos
2020s 3.10 trillion current LCU 2.86 trillion current LCU 244.91 billion current LCU Angola

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher interest payments, Angola or Laos?
Angola, at 4.78 trillion current LCU against 3.81 trillion current LCU in Laos as of 2024.
What is the difference in interest payments between Angola and Laos?
971.87 billion current LCU, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Laos?
15 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
How do Angola and Laos rank globally for interest payments?
Angola ranks 11th and Laos ranks 14th 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.