Morocco vs Spain: Interest payments
Interest payments over time
- Morocco
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 33.08 billion current LCU against 31.22 billion current LCU in Morocco, a difference of 1.86 billion current LCU.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Morocco's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Morocco ahead.
Morocco ranks 75th and Spain ranks 73rd of 155 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.74 billion current LCU | 15.77 billion current LCU | 1.03 billion current LCU | Spain |
| 2000s | 17.89 billion current LCU | 14.27 billion current LCU | 3.62 billion current LCU | Morocco |
| 2010s | 24.14 billion current LCU | 25.54 billion current LCU | 1.40 billion current LCU | Spain |
| 2020s | 28.93 billion current LCU | 26.10 billion current LCU | 2.83 billion current LCU | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Morocco or Spain?
- Spain, at 33.08 billion current LCU against 31.22 billion current LCU in Morocco as of 2024.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Morocco and Spain?
- 1.86 billion current LCU, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Spain?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Morocco and Spain rank globally for interest payments?
- Morocco ranks 75th and Spain ranks 73rd 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.