| # | Flag | Country | Interest payments on external debt, long-term (INT, current US$)Interest payments on external debt, long-term (INT, current US$) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | $22,253,288,220 | 2018 | |
| 2 | China | $21,252,478,843 | 2018 | |
| 3 | Mexico | $17,331,508,587 | 2018 | |
| 4 | Russia | $17,254,748,434 | 2018 | |
| 5 | Turkey | $14,746,612,391 | 2018 | |
| 6 | India | $12,579,801,018 | 2018 | |
| 7 | Indonesia | $11,683,163,057 | 2018 | |
| 8 | Kazakhstan | $6,884,264,330 | 2018 | |
| 9 | Argentina | $6,593,720,000 | 2018 | |
| 10 | South Africa | $5,190,014,609 | 2018 | |
| 11 | Colombia | $4,980,468,601 | 2018 | |
| 12 | Venezuela | $4,717,412,147 | 2018 | |
| 13 | Romania | $3,681,751,734 | 2018 | |
| 14 | Ukraine | $3,676,105,198 | 2018 | |
| 15 | Georgia | $3,211,736,241 | 2018 | |
| 16 | Peru | $2,859,538,120 | 2018 | |
| 17 | Vietnam | $2,438,796,686 | 2018 | |
| 18 | Lebanon | $2,431,058,838 | 2018 | |
| 19 | Thailand | $2,224,855,029 | 2018 | |
| 20 | Pakistan | $2,180,719,295 | 2018 | |
| 21 | Philippines | $2,063,103,768 | 2018 | |
| 22 | Ecuador | $2,023,556,940 | 2018 | |
| 23 | Egypt | $1,658,615,034 | 2018 | |
| 24 | Angola | $1,632,303,479 | 2018 | |
| 25 | Sri Lanka | $1,551,669,222 | 2018 | |
| 26 | Malaysia | $1,546,411,000 | 2018 | |
| 27 | Dominican Republic | $1,403,841,371 | 2018 | |
| 28 | Belarus | $1,376,227,568 | 2018 | |
| 29 | Serbia | $1,304,186,277 | 2018 | |
| 30 | Nigeria | $1,267,493,680 | 2018 | |
| 31 | Bulgaria | $1,189,542,176 | 2018 | |
| 32 | Costa Rica | $1,113,530,995 | 2018 | |
| 33 | Morocco | $1,105,948,441 | 2018 | |
| 34 | Mongolia | $1,072,400,356 | 2018 | |
| 35 | Panama | $893,200,000 | 2018 | |
| 36 | Kenya | $813,928,004 | 2018 | |
| 37 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $804,752,257 | 2018 | |
| 38 | El Salvador | $750,983,101 | 2018 | |
| 39 | Bangladesh | $735,499,352 | 2018 | |
| 40 | Papua New Guinea | $709,935,358 | 2018 | |
| 41 | Ethiopia | $688,536,667 | 2018 | |
| 42 | Jamaica | $684,292,843 | 2018 | |
| 43 | Guatemala | $675,208,456 | 2018 | |
| 44 | Ghana | $655,669,884 | 2018 | |
| 45 | Zambia | $626,157,215 | 2018 | |
| 46 | Tunisia | $583,420,094 | 2018 | |
| 47 | Jordan | $577,014,662 | 2018 | |
| 48 | Azerbaijan | $522,883,998 | 2018 | |
| 49 | Uzbekistan | $516,410,540 | 2018 | |
| 50 | Laos | $460,958,092 | 2018 | |
| 51 | Paraguay | $453,098,293 | 2018 | |
| 52 | Ivory Coast | $434,497,510 | 2018 | |
| 53 | Bolivia | $412,806,385 | 2018 | |
| 54 | Tanzania | $345,486,432 | 2018 | |
| 55 | Nicaragua | $328,030,594 | 2018 | |
| 56 | Armenia | $309,591,806 | 2018 | |
| 57 | Cameroon | $263,451,059 | 2018 | |
| 58 | Republic of Macedonia | $260,645,198 | 2018 | |
| 59 | Honduras | $257,554,234 | 2018 | |
| 60 | Senegal | $252,269,145 | 2018 | |
| 61 | Uganda | $219,045,752 | 2018 | |
| 62 | Gabon | $209,575,450 | 2018 | |
| 63 | Albania | $198,614,279 | 2018 | |
| 64 | Cambodia | $194,163,885 | 2018 | |
| 65 | Mozambique | $188,960,618 | 2018 | |
| 66 | Bhutan | $179,312,944 | 2018 | |
| 67 | Moldova | $168,952,836 | 2018 | |
| 68 | Mauritius | $164,199,971 | 2018 | |
| 69 | Kyrgyzstan | $155,603,136 | 2018 | |
| 70 | Chad | $138,522,266 | 2018 | |
| 71 | Myanmar | $131,527,965 | 2018 | |
| 72 | Democratic Republic Of Congo | $124,695,042 | 2018 | |
| 73 | Tajikistan | $116,644,018 | 2018 | |
| 74 | Montenegro | $107,224,926 | 2018 | |
| 75 | Mauritania | $91,359,210 | 2018 | |
| 76 | Sudan | $90,464,605 | 2018 | |
| 77 | Yemen | $74,711,361 | 2018 | |
| 78 | Zimbabwe | $58,372,080 | 2018 | |
| 79 | Nepal | $58,307,663 | 2018 | |
| 80 | Belize | $57,138,972 | 2018 | |
| 81 | Afghanistan | $56,830,436 | 2018 | |
| 82 | Kosovo | $54,084,679 | 2018 | |
| 83 | Djibouti | $52,140,847 | 2018 | |
| 84 | Rwanda | $51,124,427 | 2018 | |
| 85 | Niger | $50,435,051 | 2018 | |
| 86 | Maldives | $47,767,766 | 2018 | |
| 87 | Mali | $44,213,239 | 2018 | |
| 88 | Benin | $42,192,872 | 2018 | |
| 89 | Syria | $40,836,738 | 2018 | |
| 90 | Burkina Faso | $35,429,611 | 2018 | |
| 91 | Republic of the Congo | $34,178,830 | 2018 | |
| 92 | Guyana | $29,776,078 | 2018 | |
| 93 | Togo | $27,277,925 | 2018 | |
| 94 | Fiji | $27,144,464 | 2018 | |
| 95 | Botswana | $26,378,245 | 2018 | |
| 96 | Madagascar | $24,045,790 | 2018 | |
| 97 | Algeria | $21,584,429 | 2018 | |
| 98 | Cape Verde | $21,240,544 | 2018 | |
| 99 | Iran | $19,501,998 | 2018 | |
| 100 | Malawi | $19,129,019 | 2018 | |
| 101 | Lesotho | $18,582,844 | 2018 | |
| 102 | Grenada | $16,064,206 | 2018 | |
| 103 | Haiti | $13,266,962 | 2018 | |
| 104 | Swaziland | $11,743,294 | 2018 | |
| 105 | Guinea | $10,443,727 | 2018 | |
| 106 | Liberia | $9,070,748 | 2018 | |
| 107 | Gambia | $7,915,999 | 2018 | |
| 108 | Sierra Leone | $7,270,965 | 2018 | |
| 109 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | $7,266,706 | 2018 | |
| 110 | Turkmenistan | $7,137,843 | 2018 | |
| 111 | Dominica | $7,125,325 | 2018 | |
| 112 | Eritrea | $6,189,396 | 2018 | |
| 113 | Samoa | $5,230,364 | 2018 | |
| 114 | Solomon Islands | $5,052,129 | 2018 | |
| 115 | Vanuatu | $4,882,342 | 2018 | |
| 116 | Somalia | $4,851,161 | 2018 | |
| 117 | Saint Lucia | $4,590,559 | 2018 | |
| 118 | Burundi | $2,667,424 | 2018 | |
| 119 | Tonga | $2,653,545 | 2018 | |
| 120 | Central African Republic | $2,281,509 | 2018 | |
| 121 | São Tomé and Príncipe | $1,237,576 | 2018 | |
| 122 | Guinea-Bissau | $1,143,425 | 2018 | |
| 123 | Comoros | $907,829 | 2018 | |
| 124 | East Timor | $821,000 | 2018 |