Ethiopia vs United Kingdom: Interest payments

Ethiopia

69.58 billion current LCU

in 2024

United Kingdom

83.89 billion current LCU

in 2024

Ethiopia rank

59th

United Kingdom rank

56th

Interest payments over time

Ethiopia
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 83.89 billion current LCU against 69.58 billion current LCU in Ethiopia, a difference of 14.31 billion current LCU.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.2 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

Globally, Ethiopia ranks 59th and United Kingdom ranks 56th 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.