Indonesia vs Korea, Rep.: Interest payments

Indonesia
93.78 trillion current LCU
in 2009
Korea, Rep.
35.54 trillion current LCU
in 2024
Indonesia rank
1st
Korea, Rep. rank
3rd

Interest payments over time

  • Indonesia
  • Korea, Rep.
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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

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.