Botswana vs Maldives: Interest payments
Interest payments over time
- Botswana
- Maldives
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
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.