Botswana vs United Arab Emirates: Interest payments

Botswana

2.55 billion current LCU

in 2023

United Arab Emirates

2.31 billion current LCU

in 2024

Botswana rank

106th

United Arab Emirates rank

107th

Interest payments over time

Botswana
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 2.55 billion current LCU against 2.31 billion current LCU in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 234.66 million current LCU.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.

Globally, Botswana ranks 106th and United Arab Emirates ranks 107th 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.