Costa Rica vs Kazakhstan: Interest payments

Costa Rica
2.37 trillion current LCU
in 2024
Kazakhstan
1.81 trillion current LCU
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
17th
Kazakhstan rank
18th

Interest payments over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Kazakhstan
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 2.37 trillion current LCU against 1.81 trillion current LCU in Kazakhstan, a difference of 560.34 billion current LCU.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Kazakhstan's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 17th and Kazakhstan ranks 18th of 155 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Kazakhstan Difference Ahead
1990s 131.34 billion current LCU 14.81 billion current LCU 116.52 billion current LCU Costa Rica
2000s 256.55 billion current LCU 35.80 billion current LCU 220.76 billion current LCU Costa Rica
2010s 803.52 billion current LCU 312.22 billion current LCU 491.30 billion current LCU Costa Rica
2020s 1.98 trillion current LCU 1.21 trillion current LCU 772.28 billion current LCU Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher interest payments, Costa Rica or Kazakhstan?
Costa Rica, at 2.37 trillion current LCU against 1.81 trillion current LCU in Kazakhstan as of 2024.
What is the difference in interest payments between Costa Rica and Kazakhstan?
560.34 billion current LCU, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kazakhstan?
22 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Kazakhstan rank globally for interest payments?
Costa Rica ranks 17th and Kazakhstan ranks 18th 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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Indicator
Interest payments (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
155 places, 4,505 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

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.