Australia vs Germany: Interest payments (current LCU)
Interest payments (current LCU) over time
- Australia
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 32.06 billion current LCU against 19.17 billion current LCU in Australia, a difference of 12.89 billion current LCU.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.7 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Germany ahead.
Australia ranks 78th and Germany ranks 75th of 155 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Germany in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.11 billion current LCU | 3.50 billion current LCU | 2.39 billion current LCU | Germany |
| 1980s | 5.12 billion current LCU | 13.69 billion current LCU | 8.57 billion current LCU | Germany |
| 1990s | 7.88 billion current LCU | 37.65 billion current LCU | 29.78 billion current LCU | Germany |
| 2000s | 5.35 billion current LCU | 41.19 billion current LCU | 35.84 billion current LCU | Germany |
| 2010s | 14.07 billion current LCU | 27.01 billion current LCU | 12.95 billion current LCU | Germany |
| 2020s | 18.14 billion current LCU | 12.79 billion current LCU | 5.35 billion current LCU | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Australia or Germany?
- Germany, at 32.06 billion current LCU against 19.17 billion current LCU in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Australia and Germany?
- 12.89 billion current LCU, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Germany?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Germany rank globally for interest payments?
- Australia ranks 78th and Germany ranks 75th 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.