Ethiopia vs Nepal: Interest payments
Ethiopia
69.58 billion current LCU
in 2024
Nepal
73.03 billion current LCU
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
59th
Nepal rank
58th
Interest payments over time
- Ethiopia
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 73.03 billion current LCU against 69.58 billion current LCU in Ethiopia, a difference of 3.45 billion current LCU.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Nepal has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 59th and Nepal ranks 58th of 155 countries.
Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 921.54 million current LCU | 3.84 billion current LCU | 2.92 billion current LCU | Nepal |
| 2000s | 1.46 billion current LCU | 6.30 billion current LCU | 4.84 billion current LCU | Nepal |
| 2010s | 5.88 billion current LCU | 12.84 billion current LCU | 6.96 billion current LCU | Nepal |
| 2020s | 29.14 billion current LCU | 44.61 billion current LCU | 15.47 billion current LCU | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Ethiopia or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 73.03 billion current LCU against 69.58 billion current LCU in Ethiopia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Ethiopia and Nepal?
- 3.45 billion current LCU, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Nepal?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Nepal rank globally for interest payments?
- Ethiopia ranks 59th and Nepal ranks 58th 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.