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Madagascar vs South Africa: Interest payments

Madagascar
555.08 billion current LCU
in 2024
South Africa
393.43 billion current LCU
in 2024
Madagascar rank
33rd
South Africa rank
35th

Interest payments over time

  • Madagascar
  • South Africa
0200.0B400.0B600.0B197219982024

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 555.08 billion current LCU against 393.43 billion current LCU in South Africa, a difference of 161.66 billion current LCU.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.4 times South Africa's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.

Globally, Madagascar ranks 33rd and South Africa ranks 35th 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

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.