Jordan vs Maldives: Interest payments

Jordan
1.70 billion current LCU
in 2023
Maldives
2.10 billion current LCU
in 2021
Jordan rank
111th
Maldives rank
109th

Interest payments over time

  • Jordan
  • Maldives
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 2.10 billion current LCU against 1.70 billion current LCU in Jordan, a difference of 401.67 million current LCU.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.2 times Jordan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Jordan ahead.

Jordan ranks 111th and Maldives ranks 109th of 155 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 2 and Maldives in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jordan Maldives Difference Ahead
1990s 161.31 million current LCU 56.75 million current LCU 104.56 million current LCU Jordan
2000s 249.08 million current LCU 211.91 million current LCU 37.17 million current LCU Jordan
2010s 809.61 million current LCU 1.12 billion current LCU 313.17 million current LCU Maldives
2020s 1.32 billion current LCU 1.85 billion current LCU 530.82 million current LCU Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher interest payments, Jordan or Maldives?
Maldives, at 2.10 billion current LCU against 1.70 billion current LCU in Jordan as of 2021.
What is the difference in interest payments between Jordan and Maldives?
401.67 million current LCU, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Maldives?
30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Jordan and Maldives rank globally for interest payments?
Jordan ranks 111th and Maldives ranks 109th 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.