Ethiopia vs Uruguay: Interest payments

Ethiopia
69.58 billion current LCU
in 2024
Uruguay
81.22 billion current LCU
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
59th
Uruguay rank
57th

Interest payments over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Uruguay
020.0B40.0B60.0B80.0B197219982024

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 81.22 billion current LCU against 69.58 billion current LCU in Ethiopia, a difference of 11.63 billion current LCU.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.2 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 59th and Uruguay ranks 57th of 155 countries.

Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Uruguay Difference Ahead
1990s 689.80 million current LCU 1.89 billion current LCU 1.20 billion current LCU Uruguay
2000s 1.46 billion current LCU 16.62 billion current LCU 15.16 billion current LCU Uruguay
2010s 5.88 billion current LCU 35.03 billion current LCU 29.15 billion current LCU Uruguay
2020s 40.68 billion current LCU 67.70 billion current LCU 27.02 billion current LCU Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher interest payments, Ethiopia or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 81.22 billion current LCU against 69.58 billion current LCU in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in interest payments between Ethiopia and Uruguay?
11.63 billion current LCU, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Uruguay?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Uruguay rank globally for interest payments?
Ethiopia ranks 59th and Uruguay ranks 57th 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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Indicator
Interest payments (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
155 places, 4,505 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

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.