Costa Rica vs Sri Lanka: Interest payments
Interest payments over time
- Costa Rica
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 2.46 trillion current LCU against 2.37 trillion current LCU in Costa Rica, a difference of 87.12 billion current LCU.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 17th and Sri Lanka ranks 16th 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 | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.27 billion current LCU | 39.51 billion current LCU | 36.76 billion current LCU | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 324.43 billion current LCU | 150.27 billion current LCU | 174.16 billion current LCU | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 803.52 billion current LCU | 560.81 billion current LCU | 242.71 billion current LCU | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.98 trillion current LCU | 1.51 trillion current LCU | 471.03 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 Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 2.46 trillion current LCU against 2.37 trillion current LCU in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?
- 87.12 billion current LCU, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Sri Lanka rank globally for interest payments?
- Costa Rica ranks 17th 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.