Chile vs Costa Rica: Interest payments
Interest payments over time
- Chile
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Chile currently reports 3.55 trillion current LCU against 2.37 trillion current LCU in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.18 trillion current LCU.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.5 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Chile ranks 15th and Costa Rica ranks 17th of 155 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.91 billion current LCU | 331.67 million current LCU | 4.58 billion current LCU | Chile |
| 1980s | 53.32 billion current LCU | 4.47 billion current LCU | 48.85 billion current LCU | Chile |
| 1990s | 194.94 billion current LCU | 76.27 billion current LCU | 118.67 billion current LCU | Chile |
| 2000s | 527.71 billion current LCU | 324.43 billion current LCU | 203.27 billion current LCU | Chile |
| 2010s | 1.08 trillion current LCU | 803.52 billion current LCU | 275.80 billion current LCU | Chile |
| 2020s | 2.61 trillion current LCU | 2.06 trillion current LCU | 546.46 billion current LCU | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Chile or Costa Rica?
- Chile, at 3.55 trillion current LCU against 2.37 trillion current LCU in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Chile and Costa Rica?
- 1.18 trillion current LCU, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Costa Rica?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Costa Rica rank globally for interest payments?
- Chile ranks 15th and Costa Rica ranks 17th 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.