Cape Verde vs Portugal: Interest payments (current LCU)
Interest payments (current LCU) over time
- Cape Verde
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 6.04 billion current LCU against 4.77 billion current LCU in Cape Verde, a difference of 1.27 billion current LCU.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.3 times Cape Verde's.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Cape Verde ranks 98th and Portugal ranks 95th of 155 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.88 billion current LCU | 4.95 billion current LCU | 3.07 billion current LCU | Portugal |
| 2010s | 3.65 billion current LCU | 7.44 billion current LCU | 3.79 billion current LCU | Portugal |
| 2020s | 4.77 billion current LCU | 5.76 billion current LCU | 987.32 million current LCU | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Cape Verde or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 6.04 billion current LCU against 4.77 billion current LCU in Cape Verde as of 2024.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Cape Verde and Portugal?
- 1.27 billion current LCU, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Portugal?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2020.
- How do Cape Verde and Portugal rank globally for interest payments?
- Cape Verde ranks 98th and Portugal ranks 95th 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.