Ghana vs Mauritius: Interest payments
Interest payments over time
- Ghana
- Mauritius
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 29.35 billion current LCU against 17.91 billion current LCU in Mauritius, a difference of 11.44 billion current LCU.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.6 times Mauritius's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mauritius ahead.
Ghana ranks 76th and Mauritius ranks 79th of 155 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Mauritius in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.65 million current LCU | 1.39 billion current LCU | 1.38 billion current LCU | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 465.35 million current LCU | 5.46 billion current LCU | 5.00 billion current LCU | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 8.67 billion current LCU | 7.40 billion current LCU | 1.27 billion current LCU | Ghana |
| 2020s | 33.29 billion current LCU | 11.74 billion current LCU | 21.55 billion current LCU | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Ghana or Mauritius?
- Ghana, at 29.35 billion current LCU against 17.91 billion current LCU in Mauritius as of 2023.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Ghana and Mauritius?
- 11.44 billion current LCU, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Mauritius?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Mauritius rank globally for interest payments?
- Ghana ranks 76th and Mauritius ranks 79th 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.