Burundi vs Ghana: Interest payments (current LCU)
Interest payments (current LCU) over time
- Burundi
- Ghana
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 33.28 billion current LCU against 29.35 billion current LCU in Ghana, a difference of 3.93 billion current LCU.
That makes Burundi's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 73rd and Ghana ranks 76th of 155 countries.
Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.71 billion current LCU | 7.95 million current LCU | 3.71 billion current LCU | Burundi |
| 2010s | 41.44 billion current LCU | 7.88 billion current LCU | 33.56 billion current LCU | Burundi |
| 2020s | 34.35 billion current LCU | 29.06 billion current LCU | 5.29 billion current LCU | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Burundi or Ghana?
- Burundi, at 33.28 billion current LCU against 29.35 billion current LCU in Ghana as of 2021.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Burundi and Ghana?
- 3.93 billion current LCU, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Ghana?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2021.
- How do Burundi and Ghana rank globally for interest payments?
- Burundi ranks 73rd and Ghana ranks 76th 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.