Poland vs Uruguay: Interest payments

Poland
63.95 billion current LCU
in 2023
Uruguay
81.22 billion current LCU
in 2024
Poland rank
60th
Uruguay rank
57th

Interest payments over time

  • Poland
  • Uruguay
020.0B40.0B60.0B80.0B197219982024

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 81.22 billion current LCU against 63.95 billion current LCU in Poland, a difference of 17.26 billion current LCU.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.3 times Poland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Uruguay ahead.

Poland ranks 60th and Uruguay ranks 57th of 155 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Poland Uruguay Difference Ahead
1980s 3.09 million current LCU 21.53 million current LCU 18.44 million current LCU Uruguay
1990s 14.37 billion current LCU 2.79 billion current LCU 11.58 billion current LCU Poland
2000s 24.54 billion current LCU 15.48 billion current LCU 9.05 billion current LCU Poland
2010s 32.77 billion current LCU 35.03 billion current LCU 2.26 billion current LCU Uruguay
2020s 40.77 billion current LCU 64.32 billion current LCU 23.56 billion current LCU Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher interest payments, Poland or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 81.22 billion current LCU against 63.95 billion current LCU in Poland as of 2024.
What is the difference in interest payments between Poland and Uruguay?
17.26 billion current LCU, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Uruguay?
35 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2023.
How do Poland and Uruguay rank globally for interest payments?
Poland ranks 60th and Uruguay ranks 57th 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.