Greece vs New Zealand: Interest payments

Greece
8.38 billion current LCU
in 2024
New Zealand
6.90 billion current LCU
in 2024
Greece rank
90th
New Zealand rank
93rd

Interest payments over time

  • Greece
  • New Zealand
05.0B10.0B15.0B197219982024

How they compare

Greece currently reports 8.38 billion current LCU against 6.90 billion current LCU in New Zealand, a difference of 1.48 billion current LCU.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.2 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1972 it was New Zealand ahead.

Greece ranks 90th and New Zealand ranks 93rd of 155 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece New Zealand Difference Ahead
1970s 39.16 million current LCU 382.00 million current LCU 342.84 million current LCU New Zealand
1980s 671.70 million current LCU 2.77 billion current LCU 2.10 billion current LCU New Zealand
2000s 10.24 billion current LCU 2.31 billion current LCU 7.94 billion current LCU Greece
2010s 8.46 billion current LCU 3.45 billion current LCU 5.01 billion current LCU Greece
2020s 6.34 billion current LCU 4.63 billion current LCU 1.71 billion current LCU Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher interest payments, Greece or New Zealand?
Greece, at 8.38 billion current LCU against 6.90 billion current LCU in New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in interest payments between Greece and New Zealand?
1.48 billion current LCU, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and New Zealand?
41 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Greece and New Zealand rank globally for interest payments?
Greece ranks 90th and New Zealand ranks 93rd 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.