Argentina vs Lebanon: Interest payments

Argentina

8.35 trillion current LCU

in 2024

Lebanon

16.95 trillion current LCU

in 2024

Argentina rank

5th

Lebanon rank

4th

Interest payments over time

Argentina
Lebanon

How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 16.95 trillion current LCU against 8.35 trillion current LCU in Argentina, a difference of 8.60 trillion current LCU.

That makes Lebanon's figure about 2.0 times Argentina's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Lebanon has been ahead every year.

Globally, Argentina ranks 5th and Lebanon ranks 4th 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.