Argentina vs Korea, Rep.: Interest payments

Argentina
8.35 trillion current LCU
in 2024
Korea, Rep.
35.54 trillion current LCU
in 2024
Argentina rank
5th
Korea, Rep. rank
3rd

Interest payments over time

  • Argentina
  • Korea, Rep.
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How they compare

Korea, Rep. currently reports 35.54 trillion current LCU against 8.35 trillion current LCU in Argentina, a difference of 27.19 trillion current LCU.

That makes Korea, Rep.'s figure about 4.3 times Argentina's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Korea, Rep. has been ahead every year.

Argentina ranks 5th and Korea, Rep. ranks 3rd of 155 countries.

Korea, Rep. has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Korea, Rep. Difference Ahead
1990s 4.05 billion current LCU 2.25 trillion current LCU 2.24 trillion current LCU Korea, Rep.
2000s 16.96 billion current LCU 7.25 trillion current LCU 7.23 trillion current LCU Korea, Rep.
2010s 311.21 billion current LCU 19.98 trillion current LCU 19.67 trillion current LCU Korea, Rep.
2020s 2.78 trillion current LCU 26.59 trillion current LCU 23.81 trillion current LCU Korea, Rep.

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher interest payments, Argentina or Korea, Rep.?
Korea, Rep., at 35.54 trillion current LCU against 8.35 trillion current LCU in Argentina as of 2024.
What is the difference in interest payments between Argentina and Korea, Rep.?
27.19 trillion current LCU, with Korea, Rep. ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Korea, Rep.?
26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Argentina and Korea, Rep. rank globally for interest payments?
Argentina ranks 5th and Korea, Rep. ranks 3rd 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.