Indonesia vs Korea, Rep.: Interest payments
Interest payments over time
- Indonesia
- Korea, Rep.
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 93.78 trillion current LCU against 35.54 trillion current LCU in Korea, Rep., a difference of 58.25 trillion current LCU.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 2.6 times Korea, Rep.'s.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Korea, Rep. ahead.
Indonesia ranks 1st and Korea, Rep. ranks 3rd of 155 countries.
Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Korea, Rep. | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 123.75 billion current LCU | 102.38 billion current LCU | 21.38 billion current LCU | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 2.10 trillion current LCU | 843.00 billion current LCU | 1.26 trillion current LCU | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 12.74 trillion current LCU | 2.25 trillion current LCU | 10.50 trillion current LCU | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 78.22 trillion current LCU | 9.61 trillion current LCU | 68.61 trillion current LCU | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Indonesia or Korea, Rep.?
- Indonesia, at 93.78 trillion current LCU against 35.54 trillion current LCU in Korea, Rep. as of 2009.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Indonesia and Korea, Rep.?
- 58.25 trillion current LCU, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Korea, Rep.?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2009.
- How do Indonesia and Korea, Rep. rank globally for interest payments?
- Indonesia ranks 1st and Korea, Rep. ranks 3rd 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.