Canada vs France: Interest payments

Canada

51.94 billion current LCU

in 2024

France

52.02 billion current LCU

in 2024

Canada rank

65th

France rank

64th

Interest payments over time

Canada
France

How they compare

France currently reports 52.02 billion current LCU against 51.94 billion current LCU in Canada, a difference of 77.30 million current LCU.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Canada ahead.

Globally, Canada ranks 65th and France ranks 64th 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.