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Malaysia vs Saudi Arabia: Interest payments

Malaysia
50.48 billion current LCU
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
44.56 billion current LCU
in 2024
Malaysia rank
66th
Saudi Arabia rank
69th

Interest payments over time

  • Malaysia
  • Saudi Arabia
010.0B20.0B30.0B40.0B50.0B199620102024

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 50.48 billion current LCU against 44.56 billion current LCU in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 5.92 billion current LCU.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.

Globally, Malaysia ranks 66th and Saudi Arabia ranks 69th 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.