Hungary vs Iran: Interest payments

Hungary

3.93 trillion current LCU

in 2024

Iran

5.90 trillion current LCU

in 2009

Hungary rank

13th

Iran rank

10th

Interest payments over time

Hungary
Iran

How they compare

Iran currently reports 5.90 trillion current LCU against 3.93 trillion current LCU in Hungary, a difference of 1.97 trillion current LCU.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.5 times Hungary's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Iran ahead.

Globally, Hungary ranks 13th and Iran ranks 10th 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.