India vs Lebanon: Interest payments

India

8.33 trillion current LCU

in 2022

Lebanon

16.95 trillion current LCU

in 2024

India rank

6th

Lebanon rank

4th

Interest payments over time

India
Lebanon

How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 16.95 trillion current LCU against 8.33 trillion current LCU in India, a difference of 8.62 trillion current LCU.

That makes Lebanon's figure about 2.0 times India's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Lebanon has been ahead every year.

Globally, India ranks 6th and Lebanon ranks 4th 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.