Costa Rica vs Laos: Interest payments (current LCU)
Interest payments (current LCU) over time
- Costa Rica
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 3.81 trillion current LCU against 2.37 trillion current LCU in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.44 trillion current LCU.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.6 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Laos ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 17th and Laos ranks 14th of 155 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Laos in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 353.68 billion current LCU | 312.57 billion current LCU | 41.10 billion current LCU | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 803.52 billion current LCU | 1.32 trillion current LCU | 517.48 billion current LCU | Laos |
| 2020s | 1.89 trillion current LCU | 2.86 trillion current LCU | 972.82 billion current LCU | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Costa Rica or Laos?
- Laos, at 3.81 trillion current LCU against 2.37 trillion current LCU in Costa Rica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Costa Rica and Laos?
- 1.44 trillion current LCU, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Laos?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Laos rank globally for interest payments?
- Costa Rica ranks 17th and Laos ranks 14th 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.