Costa Rica vs Türkiye: Interest payments
Interest payments over time
- Costa Rica
- Türkiye
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2.37 trillion current LCU against 1.65 trillion current LCU in Türkiye, a difference of 720.60 billion current LCU.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.4 times Türkiye's.
Across all 42 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 17th and Türkiye ranks 19th of 155 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 304.29 million current LCU | 5,557 current LCU | 304.28 million current LCU | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 4.79 billion current LCU | 1.53 million current LCU | 4.79 billion current LCU | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 66.49 billion current LCU | 1.05 billion current LCU | 65.44 billion current LCU | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 353.68 billion current LCU | 48.35 billion current LCU | 305.33 billion current LCU | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 803.52 billion current LCU | 55.42 billion current LCU | 748.10 billion current LCU | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2.06 trillion current LCU | 730.20 billion current LCU | 1.33 trillion current LCU | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Costa Rica or Türkiye?
- Costa Rica, at 2.37 trillion current LCU against 1.65 trillion current LCU in Türkiye as of 2024.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Costa Rica and Türkiye?
- 720.60 billion current LCU, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Türkiye?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Türkiye rank globally for interest payments?
- Costa Rica ranks 17th and Türkiye ranks 19th 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.