France vs Zambia: Interest payments
Interest payments over time
- France
- Zambia
How they compare
France currently reports 52.02 billion current LCU against 47.29 billion current LCU in Zambia, a difference of 4.73 billion current LCU.
That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
France ranks 64th and Zambia ranks 67th of 155 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.43 billion current LCU | 90.27 million current LCU | 30.34 billion current LCU | France |
| 2000s | 45.41 billion current LCU | 845.44 million current LCU | 44.57 billion current LCU | France |
| 2010s | 44.75 billion current LCU | 8.76 billion current LCU | 35.98 billion current LCU | France |
| 2020s | 41.65 billion current LCU | 35.43 billion current LCU | 6.22 billion current LCU | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, France or Zambia?
- France, at 52.02 billion current LCU against 47.29 billion current LCU in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in interest payments between France and Zambia?
- 4.73 billion current LCU, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Zambia?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do France and Zambia rank globally for interest payments?
- France ranks 64th and Zambia ranks 67th 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.