Spain vs Sweden: Interest payments (current LCU)
Interest payments (current LCU) over time
- Spain
- Sweden
How they compare
Spain currently reports 33.08 billion current LCU against 22.96 billion current LCU in Sweden, a difference of 10.12 billion current LCU.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.4 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Sweden ahead.
Spain ranks 74th and Sweden ranks 77th of 155 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 197.81 million current LCU | 4.50 billion current LCU | 4.30 billion current LCU | Sweden |
| 1980s | 3.83 billion current LCU | 48.67 billion current LCU | 44.84 billion current LCU | Sweden |
| 1990s | 16.26 billion current LCU | 79.27 billion current LCU | 63.02 billion current LCU | Sweden |
| 2000s | 14.84 billion current LCU | 51.40 billion current LCU | 36.56 billion current LCU | Sweden |
| 2010s | 25.54 billion current LCU | 23.69 billion current LCU | 1.84 billion current LCU | Spain |
| 2020s | 27.49 billion current LCU | 19.86 billion current LCU | 7.63 billion current LCU | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Spain or Sweden?
- Spain, at 33.08 billion current LCU against 22.96 billion current LCU in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Spain and Sweden?
- 10.12 billion current LCU, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sweden?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Spain and Sweden rank globally for interest payments?
- Spain ranks 74th and Sweden ranks 77th 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.