| # | Flag | Country | Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$)Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | $95,431,224,875 | 2017 | |
| 2 | Turkey | $86,502,700,062 | 2017 | |
| 3 | Indonesia | $67,980,590,209 | 2017 | |
| 4 | Mexico | $62,749,453,307 | 2017 | |
| 5 | India | $51,160,085,865 | 2017 | |
| 6 | Kazakhstan | $27,965,597,621 | 2017 | |
| 7 | Colombia | $22,249,151,959 | 2017 | |
| 8 | Romania | $20,547,664,663 | 2017 | |
| 9 | Lebanon | $15,218,254,810 | 2017 | |
| 10 | Thailand | $15,056,504,705 | 2017 | |
| 11 | Vietnam | $13,544,916,125 | 2017 | |
| 12 | South Africa | $13,404,943,631 | 2017 | |
| 13 | Venezuela | $13,381,400,498 | 2017 | |
| 14 | Ukraine | $13,112,919,981 | 2017 | |
| 15 | Peru | $11,632,949,404 | 2017 | |
| 16 | Philippines | $11,111,427,466 | 2017 | |
| 17 | Bulgaria | $8,720,101,081 | 2017 | |
| 18 | Pakistan | $6,738,933,031 | 2017 | |
| 19 | Egypt | $6,587,692,588 | 2017 | |
| 20 | Ecuador | $6,466,204,826 | 2017 | |
| 21 | Serbia | $4,951,596,270 | 2017 | |
| 22 | Angola | $4,786,599,240 | 2017 | |
| 23 | Belarus | $4,408,495,221 | 2017 | |
| 24 | Guatemala | $4,198,944,433 | 2017 | |
| 25 | Sri Lanka | $4,085,867,283 | 2017 | |
| 26 | Morocco | $3,888,706,942 | 2017 | |
| 27 | Mongolia | $3,867,798,788 | 2017 | |
| 28 | Nigeria | $3,572,716,018 | 2017 | |
| 29 | Tunisia | $3,097,644,147 | 2017 | |
| 30 | Dominican Republic | $3,025,812,754 | 2017 | |
| 31 | Costa Rica | $2,959,777,977 | 2017 | |
| 32 | Mauritius | $2,934,785,938 | 2017 | |
| 33 | Papua New Guinea | $2,787,086,733 | 2017 | |
| 34 | Georgia | $2,555,111,181 | 2017 | |
| 35 | Azerbaijan | $2,251,654,815 | 2017 | |
| 36 | Ivory Coast | $2,238,534,552 | 2017 | |
| 37 | Bangladesh | $2,168,113,534 | 2017 | |
| 38 | Ghana | $2,154,332,913 | 2017 | |
| 39 | Uzbekistan | $1,941,255,187 | 2017 | |
| 40 | Jordan | $1,879,095,689 | 2017 | |
| 41 | Honduras | $1,814,636,047 | 2017 | |
| 42 | Paraguay | $1,774,340,714 | 2017 | |
| 43 | Zambia | $1,649,282,026 | 2017 | |
| 44 | Kenya | $1,601,562,846 | 2017 | |
| 45 | El Salvador | $1,492,881,125 | 2017 | |
| 46 | Armenia | $1,450,769,562 | 2017 | |
| 47 | Jamaica | $1,403,105,642 | 2017 | |
| 48 | Ethiopia | $1,388,070,699 | 2017 | |
| 49 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $1,219,842,365 | 2017 | |
| 50 | Nicaragua | $1,138,314,344 | 2017 | |
| 51 | Bolivia | $983,375,880 | 2017 | |
| 52 | Republic of Macedonia | $877,099,156 | 2017 | |
| 53 | Myanmar | $792,235,351 | 2017 | |
| 54 | Laos | $779,928,759 | 2017 | |
| 55 | Kyrgyzstan | $778,059,850 | 2017 | |
| 56 | Tanzania | $743,405,601 | 2017 | |
| 57 | Cameroon | $720,814,342 | 2017 | |
| 58 | Tajikistan | $710,611,035 | 2017 | |
| 59 | Cambodia | $638,313,286 | 2017 | |
| 60 | Gabon | $607,369,984 | 2017 | |
| 61 | Senegal | $593,167,425 | 2017 | |
| 62 | Albania | $479,993,553 | 2017 | |
| 63 | Iran | $428,855,715 | 2017 | |
| 64 | Moldova | $426,980,550 | 2017 | |
| 65 | Zimbabwe | $414,759,839 | 2017 | |
| 66 | Democratic Republic Of Congo | $398,610,108 | 2017 | |
| 67 | Montenegro | $312,404,365 | 2017 | |
| 68 | Mozambique | $276,619,868 | 2017 | |
| 69 | Mauritania | $270,329,079 | 2017 | |
| 70 | Nepal | $254,038,195 | 2017 | |
| 71 | Sudan | $236,817,387 | 2017 | |
| 72 | Algeria | $233,027,758 | 2017 | |
| 73 | Republic of the Congo | $228,002,732 | 2017 | |
| 74 | Niger | $203,048,330 | 2017 | |
| 75 | Kosovo | $198,424,623 | 2017 | |
| 76 | Uganda | $188,970,614 | 2017 | |
| 77 | Botswana | $176,654,046 | 2017 | |
| 78 | Chad | $157,290,590 | 2017 | |
| 79 | Mali | $153,118,821 | 2017 | |
| 80 | Burkina Faso | $134,517,403 | 2017 | |
| 81 | Madagascar | $131,748,009 | 2017 | |
| 82 | Maldives | $122,070,993 | 2017 | |
| 83 | Benin | $105,488,387 | 2017 | |
| 84 | Belize | $101,049,501 | 2017 | |
| 85 | Yemen | $98,866,345 | 2017 | |
| 86 | Guyana | $97,436,910 | 2017 | |
| 87 | Togo | $89,953,030 | 2017 | |
| 88 | Rwanda | $80,101,297 | 2017 | |
| 89 | Bhutan | $78,515,731 | 2017 | |
| 90 | Malawi | $71,223,012 | 2017 | |
| 91 | Djibouti | $67,194,813 | 2017 | |
| 92 | Guinea | $63,646,261 | 2017 | |
| 93 | Fiji | $58,150,264 | 2017 | |
| 94 | Sierra Leone | $57,570,961 | 2017 | |
| 95 | Grenada | $55,997,606 | 2017 | |
| 96 | Lesotho | $55,898,740 | 2017 | |
| 97 | Afghanistan | $54,086,855 | 2017 | |
| 98 | Cape Verde | $50,746,523 | 2017 | |
| 99 | Saint Lucia | $46,750,995 | 2017 | |
| 100 | Swaziland | $46,366,375 | 2017 | |
| 101 | Turkmenistan | $45,779,903 | 2017 | |
| 102 | Gambia | $44,272,405 | 2017 | |
| 103 | Burundi | $36,045,909 | 2017 | |
| 104 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | $33,289,162 | 2017 | |
| 105 | Dominica | $28,627,487 | 2017 | |
| 106 | Eritrea | $28,157,234 | 2017 | |
| 107 | Solomon Islands | $25,630,133 | 2017 | |
| 108 | Samoa | $25,624,101 | 2017 | |
| 109 | Central African Republic | $24,396,701 | 2017 | |
| 110 | Haiti | $23,668,173 | 2017 | |
| 111 | Liberia | $15,761,470 | 2017 | |
| 112 | Tonga | $13,819,169 | 2017 | |
| 113 | Vanuatu | $10,042,228 | 2017 | |
| 114 | Guinea-Bissau | $8,891,999 | 2017 | |
| 115 | Syria | $7,364,104 | 2017 | |
| 116 | São Tomé and Príncipe | $3,194,236 | 2017 | |
| 117 | Comoros | $2,480,052 | 2017 | |
| 118 | East Timor | $514,547 | 2017 | |
| 119 | Somalia | $119,668 | 2017 | |
| 120 | China | $2 | 2017 | |
| 121 | Russia | $1 | 2017 |