Italy vs United Kingdom: Interest payments

Italy

84.84 billion current LCU

in 2024

United Kingdom

83.89 billion current LCU

in 2024

Italy rank

55th

United Kingdom rank

56th

Interest payments over time

Italy
United Kingdom

How they compare

Italy currently reports 84.84 billion current LCU against 83.89 billion current LCU in United Kingdom, a difference of 942.00 million current LCU.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1973 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Globally, Italy ranks 55th 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.