Chile vs Sri Lanka: Interest payments
Interest payments over time
- Chile
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Chile currently reports 3.55 trillion current LCU against 2.46 trillion current LCU in Sri Lanka, a difference of 1.09 trillion current LCU.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.4 times Sri Lanka's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Chile has been ahead every year.
Chile ranks 15th and Sri Lanka ranks 16th of 155 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 194.94 billion current LCU | 39.51 billion current LCU | 155.43 billion current LCU | Chile |
| 2000s | 527.71 billion current LCU | 150.27 billion current LCU | 377.44 billion current LCU | Chile |
| 2010s | 1.08 trillion current LCU | 560.81 billion current LCU | 518.52 billion current LCU | Chile |
| 2020s | 2.37 trillion current LCU | 1.51 trillion current LCU | 859.28 billion current LCU | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Chile or Sri Lanka?
- Chile, at 3.55 trillion current LCU against 2.46 trillion current LCU in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Chile and Sri Lanka?
- 1.09 trillion current LCU, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Sri Lanka?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Chile and Sri Lanka rank globally for interest payments?
- Chile ranks 15th and Sri Lanka ranks 16th 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.