Sri Lanka vs Türkiye: Interest payments

Sri Lanka
2.46 trillion current LCU
in 2023
Türkiye
1.65 trillion current LCU
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
16th
Türkiye rank
19th

Interest payments over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • Türkiye
0500.0B1.0T1.5T2.0T2.5T197219982024

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 2.46 trillion current LCU against 1.65 trillion current LCU in Türkiye, a difference of 807.72 billion current LCU.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.5 times Türkiye's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

Sri Lanka ranks 16th and Türkiye 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 Türkiye 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 Türkiye?
Sri Lanka, at 2.46 trillion current LCU against 1.65 trillion current LCU in Türkiye as of 2023.
What is the difference in interest payments between Sri Lanka and Türkiye?
807.72 billion current LCU, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Türkiye?
25 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Sri Lanka and Türkiye rank globally for interest payments?
Sri Lanka ranks 16th and Türkiye 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

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.