Romania vs Spain: Interest payments
Interest payments over time
- Romania
- Spain
How they compare
Romania currently reports 41.25 billion current LCU against 33.08 billion current LCU in Spain, a difference of 8.17 billion current LCU.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Spain ahead.
Romania ranks 70th and Spain ranks 73rd of 155 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 599,800 current LCU | 6.60 billion current LCU | 6.59 billion current LCU | Spain |
| 1990s | 643.60 million current LCU | 17.06 billion current LCU | 16.42 billion current LCU | Spain |
| 2000s | 3.86 billion current LCU | 14.84 billion current LCU | 10.98 billion current LCU | Spain |
| 2010s | 10.59 billion current LCU | 25.54 billion current LCU | 14.95 billion current LCU | Spain |
| 2020s | 24.69 billion current LCU | 27.49 billion current LCU | 2.80 billion current LCU | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Romania or Spain?
- Romania, at 41.25 billion current LCU against 33.08 billion current LCU in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Romania and Spain?
- 8.17 billion current LCU, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Spain?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
- How do Romania and Spain rank globally for interest payments?
- Romania ranks 70th 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.