Estonia vs Malta: Interest payments
Interest payments over time
- Estonia
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 268.30 million current LCU against 225.80 million current LCU in Estonia, a difference of 42.50 million current LCU.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.2 times Estonia's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.
Estonia ranks 139th and Malta ranks 137th of 155 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.38 million current LCU | 78.85 million current LCU | 65.47 million current LCU | Malta |
| 2000s | 12.99 million current LCU | 187.09 million current LCU | 174.10 million current LCU | Malta |
| 2010s | 19.53 million current LCU | 217.04 million current LCU | 197.51 million current LCU | Malta |
| 2020s | 89.90 million current LCU | 199.12 million current LCU | 109.22 million current LCU | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Estonia or Malta?
- Malta, at 268.30 million current LCU against 225.80 million current LCU in Estonia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Estonia and Malta?
- 42.50 million current LCU, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Malta?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Estonia and Malta rank globally for interest payments?
- Estonia ranks 139th and Malta ranks 137th 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.