Namibia vs Nicaragua: Interest payments

Namibia
13.08 billion current LCU
in 2024
Nicaragua
10.90 billion current LCU
in 2024
Namibia rank
84th
Nicaragua rank
87th

Interest payments over time

  • Namibia
  • Nicaragua
05.0B10.0B15.0B199020072024

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 13.08 billion current LCU against 10.90 billion current LCU in Nicaragua, a difference of 2.19 billion current LCU.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.2 times Nicaragua's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Namibia ahead.

Namibia ranks 84th and Nicaragua ranks 87th of 155 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1990s 200.41 million current LCU 511.15 million current LCU 310.74 million current LCU Nicaragua
2000s 974.62 million current LCU 1.50 billion current LCU 525.07 million current LCU Nicaragua
2010s 3.29 billion current LCU 3.30 billion current LCU 14.02 million current LCU Nicaragua
2020s 9.90 billion current LCU 7.78 billion current LCU 2.12 billion current LCU Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher interest payments, Namibia or Nicaragua?
Namibia, at 13.08 billion current LCU against 10.90 billion current LCU in Nicaragua as of 2024.
What is the difference in interest payments between Namibia and Nicaragua?
2.19 billion current LCU, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Nicaragua?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Namibia and Nicaragua rank globally for interest payments?
Namibia ranks 84th 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.