Botswana vs Papua New Guinea: Interest payments
Interest payments over time
- Botswana
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 2.95 billion current LCU against 2.55 billion current LCU in Botswana, a difference of 407.03 million current LCU.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Botswana's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 106th and Papua New Guinea ranks 104th of 155 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.32 million current LCU | 178.74 million current LCU | 103.43 million current LCU | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 948.48 million current LCU | 1.47 billion current LCU | 522.17 million current LCU | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 1.63 billion current LCU | 2.44 billion current LCU | 807.66 million current LCU | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Botswana or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 2.95 billion current LCU against 2.55 billion current LCU in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Botswana and Papua New Guinea?
- 407.03 million current LCU, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Papua New Guinea?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Papua New Guinea rank globally for interest payments?
- Botswana ranks 106th 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.
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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.