Belarus vs Papua New Guinea: Interest payments

Belarus
3.31 billion current LCU
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
2.95 billion current LCU
in 2024
Belarus rank
102nd
Papua New Guinea rank
104th

Interest payments over time

  • Belarus
  • Papua New Guinea
01.0B2.0B3.0B199020072024

How they compare

Belarus currently reports 3.31 billion current LCU against 2.95 billion current LCU in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 359.52 million current LCU.

That makes Belarus's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Belarus ranks 102nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 104th of 155 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belarus Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 354,365 current LCU 256.84 million current LCU 256.49 million current LCU Papua New Guinea
2000s 11.32 million current LCU 452.19 million current LCU 440.87 million current LCU Papua New Guinea
2010s 1.66 billion current LCU 1.47 billion current LCU 194.00 million current LCU Belarus
2020s 2.64 billion current LCU 2.54 billion current LCU 97.89 million current LCU Belarus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher interest payments, Belarus or Papua New Guinea?
Belarus, at 3.31 billion current LCU against 2.95 billion current LCU in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in interest payments between Belarus and Papua New Guinea?
359.52 million current LCU, with Belarus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Papua New Guinea?
22 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do Belarus and Papua New Guinea rank globally for interest payments?
Belarus ranks 102nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 104th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Belarus vs Papua New Guinea: Interest payments. Statizoid, drawing on Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Retrieved 17 August 2026, from https://public-sector.statizoid.com/compare/interest-payments-current-lcu/belarus/papua-new-guinea/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://public-sector.statizoid.com/compare/interest-payments-current-lcu/belarus/papua-new-guinea/">Belarus vs Papua New Guinea: Interest payments</a> β€” Statizoid

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.