France vs Israel: Interest payments

France

52.02 billion current LCU

in 2024

Israel

62.57 billion current LCU

in 2024

France rank

64th

Israel rank

61st

Interest payments over time

France
Israel

How they compare

Israel currently reports 62.57 billion current LCU against 52.02 billion current LCU in France, a difference of 10.55 billion current LCU.

That makes Israel's figure about 1.2 times France's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was France ahead.

Globally, France ranks 64th and Israel ranks 61st 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.