Argentina vs Colombia: Interest payments
Interest payments over time
- Argentina
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 70.16 trillion current LCU against 8.35 trillion current LCU in Argentina, a difference of 61.82 trillion current LCU.
That makes Colombia's figure about 8.4 times Argentina's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.
Argentina ranks 5th and Colombia ranks 2nd of 155 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.42 billion current LCU | 4.73 trillion current LCU | 4.72 trillion current LCU | Colombia |
| 2000s | 16.00 billion current LCU | 9.83 trillion current LCU | 9.81 trillion current LCU | Colombia |
| 2010s | 311.21 billion current LCU | 25.49 trillion current LCU | 25.17 trillion current LCU | Colombia |
| 2020s | 2.78 trillion current LCU | 56.40 trillion current LCU | 53.61 trillion current LCU | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Argentina or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 70.16 trillion current LCU against 8.35 trillion current LCU in Argentina as of 2024.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Argentina and Colombia?
- 61.82 trillion current LCU, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Colombia?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Colombia rank globally for interest payments?
- Argentina ranks 5th and Colombia ranks 2nd 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.