Germany vs Sweden: Interest payments
Interest payments over time
- Germany
- Sweden
How they compare
Germany currently reports 32.06 billion current LCU against 22.96 billion current LCU in Sweden, a difference of 9.10 billion current LCU.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.4 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Sweden ahead.
Germany ranks 74th and Sweden ranks 77th of 155 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.50 billion current LCU | 4.50 billion current LCU | 997.68 million current LCU | Sweden |
| 1980s | 13.69 billion current LCU | 48.67 billion current LCU | 34.98 billion current LCU | Sweden |
| 1990s | 37.65 billion current LCU | 79.27 billion current LCU | 41.62 billion current LCU | Sweden |
| 2000s | 41.19 billion current LCU | 51.40 billion current LCU | 10.20 billion current LCU | Sweden |
| 2010s | 27.01 billion current LCU | 23.69 billion current LCU | 3.32 billion current LCU | Germany |
| 2020s | 19.09 billion current LCU | 19.86 billion current LCU | 770.00 million current LCU | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Germany or Sweden?
- Germany, at 32.06 billion current LCU against 22.96 billion current LCU in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Germany and Sweden?
- 9.10 billion current LCU, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Sweden?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Sweden rank globally for interest payments?
- Germany ranks 74th and Sweden ranks 77th 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.