Nicaragua vs Peru: Interest payments
Interest payments over time
- Nicaragua
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 12.21 billion current LCU against 10.90 billion current LCU in Nicaragua, a difference of 1.31 billion current LCU.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
Across all 32 years both countries report, Peru has been ahead every year.
Nicaragua ranks 87th and Peru ranks 86th of 155 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 511.15 million current LCU | 2.79 billion current LCU | 2.27 billion current LCU | Peru |
| 2000s | 1.50 billion current LCU | 4.86 billion current LCU | 3.36 billion current LCU | Peru |
| 2010s | 3.30 billion current LCU | 6.75 billion current LCU | 3.44 billion current LCU | Peru |
| 2020s | 5.83 billion current LCU | 11.46 billion current LCU | 5.63 billion current LCU | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Nicaragua or Peru?
- Peru, at 12.21 billion current LCU against 10.90 billion current LCU in Nicaragua as of 2021.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Nicaragua and Peru?
- 1.31 billion current LCU, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Peru?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Nicaragua and Peru rank globally for interest payments?
- Nicaragua ranks 87th and Peru ranks 86th 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.