Botswana vs Maldives: Interest payments

Botswana
2.55 billion current LCU
in 2023
Maldives
2.10 billion current LCU
in 2021
Botswana rank
106th
Maldives rank
109th

Interest payments over time

  • Botswana
  • Maldives
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 2.55 billion current LCU against 2.10 billion current LCU in Maldives, a difference of 441.00 million current LCU.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.2 times Maldives's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 106th and Maldives ranks 109th of 155 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Maldives in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Maldives Difference Ahead
1990s 75.32 million current LCU 42.87 million current LCU 32.45 million current LCU Botswana
2000s 283.96 million current LCU 332.75 million current LCU 48.78 million current LCU Maldives
2010s 850.12 million current LCU 1.12 billion current LCU 272.66 million current LCU Maldives
2020s 1.18 billion current LCU 1.85 billion current LCU 678.37 million current LCU Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher interest payments, Botswana or Maldives?
Botswana, at 2.55 billion current LCU against 2.10 billion current LCU in Maldives as of 2023.
What is the difference in interest payments between Botswana and Maldives?
441.00 million current LCU, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Maldives?
21 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Botswana and Maldives rank globally for interest payments?
Botswana ranks 106th and Maldives ranks 109th 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.