Australia vs Ghana: Interest payments
Interest payments over time
- Australia
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 29.35 billion current LCU against 19.17 billion current LCU in Australia, a difference of 10.18 billion current LCU.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.5 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 78th and Ghana ranks 76th of 155 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Ghana in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.18 billion current LCU | 6.65 million current LCU | 6.17 billion current LCU | Australia |
| 2000s | 4.78 billion current LCU | 465.35 million current LCU | 4.32 billion current LCU | Australia |
| 2010s | 14.07 billion current LCU | 8.67 billion current LCU | 5.39 billion current LCU | Australia |
| 2020s | 18.14 billion current LCU | 34.60 billion current LCU | 16.46 billion current LCU | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Australia or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 29.35 billion current LCU against 19.17 billion current LCU in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Australia and Ghana?
- 10.18 billion current LCU, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Ghana?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Ghana rank globally for interest payments?
- Australia ranks 78th and Ghana ranks 76th 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.