United Kingdom vs Uruguay: Interest payments

United Kingdom

83.89 billion current LCU

in 2024

Uruguay

81.22 billion current LCU

in 2024

United Kingdom rank

56th

Uruguay rank

57th

Interest payments over time

United Kingdom
Uruguay

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 83.89 billion current LCU against 81.22 billion current LCU in Uruguay, a difference of 2.68 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Globally, United Kingdom ranks 56th and Uruguay ranks 57th 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.