Sri Lanka vs Turkey: Interest payments (current LCU)
Interest payments (current LCU) over time
- Sri Lanka
- Turkey
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 2.46 trillion current LCU against 1.65 trillion current LCU in Turkey, a difference of 807.72 billion current LCU.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.5 times Turkey's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Sri Lanka ranks 16th and Turkey ranks 19th of 155 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.99 billion current LCU | 1.05 billion current LCU | 35.94 billion current LCU | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 261.08 billion current LCU | 48.35 billion current LCU | 212.73 billion current LCU | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 560.81 billion current LCU | 55.42 billion current LCU | 505.39 billion current LCU | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 1.51 trillion current LCU | 500.78 billion current LCU | 1.01 trillion current LCU | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Sri Lanka or Turkey?
- Sri Lanka, at 2.46 trillion current LCU against 1.65 trillion current LCU in Turkey as of 2023.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Sri Lanka and Turkey?
- 807.72 billion current LCU, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Turkey?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Sri Lanka and Turkey rank globally for interest payments?
- Sri Lanka ranks 16th and Turkey ranks 19th 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.