Greece vs Nicaragua: Interest payments

Greece
8.38 billion current LCU
in 2024
Nicaragua
10.90 billion current LCU
in 2024
Greece rank
90th
Nicaragua rank
87th

Interest payments over time

  • Greece
  • Nicaragua
05.0B10.0B15.0B197219982024

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 10.90 billion current LCU against 8.38 billion current LCU in Greece, a difference of 2.51 billion current LCU.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.3 times Greece's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 90th and Nicaragua ranks 87th of 155 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 3 and Nicaragua in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1990s 8.44 billion current LCU 671.67 million current LCU 7.77 billion current LCU Greece
2000s 10.18 billion current LCU 1.50 billion current LCU 8.68 billion current LCU Greece
2010s 8.46 billion current LCU 3.30 billion current LCU 5.15 billion current LCU Greece
2020s 6.34 billion current LCU 7.78 billion current LCU 1.44 billion current LCU Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher interest payments, Greece or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 10.90 billion current LCU against 8.38 billion current LCU in Greece as of 2024.
What is the difference in interest payments between Greece and Nicaragua?
2.51 billion current LCU, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Nicaragua?
29 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Greece and Nicaragua rank globally for interest payments?
Greece ranks 90th and Nicaragua ranks 87th 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

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.