Barbados vs Lesotho: Interest payments
Interest payments over time
- Barbados
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 820.90 million current LCU against 736.15 million current LCU in Barbados, a difference of 84.75 million current LCU.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 124th and Lesotho ranks 123rd of 155 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 340.00 million current LCU | 194.84 million current LCU | 145.16 million current LCU | Barbados |
| 2010s | 603.39 million current LCU | 182.29 million current LCU | 421.09 million current LCU | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Barbados or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 820.90 million current LCU against 736.15 million current LCU in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Barbados and Lesotho?
- 84.75 million current LCU, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Lesotho?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2016.
- How do Barbados and Lesotho rank globally for interest payments?
- Barbados ranks 124th and Lesotho ranks 123rd 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.