Argentina vs Colombia: Interest payments

Argentina

8.35 trillion current LCU

in 2024

Colombia

70.16 trillion current LCU

in 2024

Argentina rank

5th

Colombia rank

2nd

Interest payments over time

Argentina
Colombia

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 70.16 trillion current LCU against 8.35 trillion current LCU in Argentina, a difference of 61.82 trillion current LCU.

That makes Colombia's figure about 8.4 times Argentina's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.

Globally, Argentina ranks 5th and Colombia ranks 2nd of 155 countries.

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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: 06 August 2026

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.