Egypt vs Iceland: Interest payments
Interest payments over time
- Egypt
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 206.57 billion current LCU against 179.03 billion current LCU in Egypt, a difference of 27.53 billion current LCU.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.2 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 45th and Iceland ranks 44th of 155 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Iceland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 222.00 million current LCU | 97.34 million current LCU | 124.66 million current LCU | Egypt |
| 1980s | 1.47 billion current LCU | 3.83 billion current LCU | 2.36 billion current LCU | Iceland |
| 1990s | 11.87 billion current LCU | 14.20 billion current LCU | 2.33 billion current LCU | Iceland |
| 2000s | 32.41 billion current LCU | 79.31 billion current LCU | 46.90 billion current LCU | Iceland |
| 2010s | 117.61 billion current LCU | 146.98 billion current LCU | 29.37 billion current LCU | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Egypt or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 206.57 billion current LCU against 179.03 billion current LCU in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Egypt and Iceland?
- 27.53 billion current LCU, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Iceland?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2015.
- How do Egypt and Iceland rank globally for interest payments?
- Egypt ranks 45th and Iceland ranks 44th 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.