| # | Flag | Country | Interest payments on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (INT, current US$)Interest payments on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (INT, current US$) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | $18,562,489,685 | 2017 | |
| 2 | Argentina | $11,550,498,000 | 2016 | |
| 3 | Brazil | $6,695,671,513 | 2017 | |
| 4 | Indonesia | $6,628,231,452 | 2017 | |
| 5 | Russia | $6,075,606,043 | 2017 | |
| 6 | Turkey | $4,903,301,814 | 2017 | |
| 7 | Colombia | $3,489,400,274 | 2017 | |
| 8 | South Africa | $3,211,916,248 | 2017 | |
| 9 | China | $3,196,831,379 | 2017 | |
| 10 | Venezuela | $3,177,254,052 | 2017 | |
| 11 | Philippines | $2,160,313,584 | 2017 | |
| 12 | India | $2,153,197,825 | 2017 | |
| 13 | Lebanon | $1,756,063,754 | 2017 | |
| 14 | Ecuador | $1,722,480,063 | 2017 | |
| 15 | Ukraine | $1,493,665,284 | 2017 | |
| 16 | Egypt | $1,474,393,863 | 2017 | |
| 17 | Pakistan | $1,312,371,103 | 2017 | |
| 18 | Romania | $1,283,588,653 | 2017 | |
| 19 | Malaysia | $1,162,324,000 | 2016 | |
| 20 | Sri Lanka | $969,541,275 | 2017 | |
| 21 | Peru | $969,015,694 | 2017 | |
| 22 | Vietnam | $938,339,622 | 2017 | |
| 23 | Morocco | $869,905,050 | 2017 | |
| 24 | Belarus | $867,236,973 | 2017 | |
| 25 | Kazakhstan | $859,438,388 | 2017 | |
| 26 | Panama | $818,022,000 | 2016 | |
| 27 | Angola | $778,919,642 | 2017 | |
| 28 | Ghana | $755,818,225 | 2017 | |
| 29 | Dominican Republic | $716,051,335 | 2017 | |
| 30 | Costa Rica | $638,042,368 | 2017 | |
| 31 | Kenya | $611,903,513 | 2017 | |
| 32 | Serbia | $575,209,312 | 2017 | |
| 33 | Jamaica | $558,401,095 | 2017 | |
| 34 | El Salvador | $547,069,336 | 2017 | |
| 35 | Tunisia | $448,328,769 | 2017 | |
| 36 | Ethiopia | $429,195,230 | 2017 | |
| 37 | Jordan | $388,196,325 | 2017 | |
| 38 | Guatemala | $375,806,994 | 2017 | |
| 39 | Bangladesh | $362,028,172 | 2017 | |
| 40 | Zambia | $341,289,853 | 2017 | |
| 41 | Azerbaijan | $330,093,543 | 2017 | |
| 42 | Ivory Coast | $328,047,756 | 2017 | |
| 43 | Bulgaria | $295,706,213 | 2017 | |
| 44 | Bolivia | $250,313,579 | 2017 | |
| 45 | Cameroon | $239,454,618 | 2017 | |
| 46 | Thailand | $239,261,266 | 2017 | |
| 47 | Myanmar | $238,597,767 | 2017 | |
| 48 | Nigeria | $230,012,961 | 2017 | |
| 49 | Senegal | $224,246,092 | 2017 | |
| 50 | Honduras | $218,477,862 | 2017 | |
| 51 | Mongolia | $217,426,413 | 2017 | |
| 52 | Paraguay | $210,725,170 | 2017 | |
| 53 | Gabon | $194,029,358 | 2017 | |
| 54 | Laos | $178,377,358 | 2017 | |
| 55 | Tanzania | $164,540,851 | 2017 | |
| 56 | Armenia | $139,885,626 | 2017 | |
| 57 | Georgia | $136,043,028 | 2017 | |
| 58 | Uzbekistan | $126,559,514 | 2017 | |
| 59 | Democratic Republic Of Congo | $118,712,402 | 2017 | |
| 60 | Chad | $114,540,276 | 2017 | |
| 61 | Republic of Macedonia | $112,047,195 | 2017 | |
| 62 | Mozambique | $106,376,595 | 2017 | |
| 63 | Montenegro | $96,930,090 | 2017 | |
| 64 | Sudan | $86,771,117 | 2017 | |
| 65 | Nicaragua | $83,153,941 | 2017 | |
| 66 | Uganda | $80,724,833 | 2017 | |
| 67 | Albania | $74,616,598 | 2017 | |
| 68 | Cambodia | $71,905,280 | 2017 | |
| 69 | Mauritania | $67,581,882 | 2017 | |
| 70 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $63,161,122 | 2017 | |
| 71 | Kyrgyzstan | $50,770,553 | 2017 | |
| 72 | Papua New Guinea | $50,549,989 | 2017 | |
| 73 | Rwanda | $45,676,884 | 2017 | |
| 74 | Niger | $45,353,347 | 2017 | |
| 75 | Belize | $41,548,600 | 2017 | |
| 76 | Tajikistan | $37,460,010 | 2017 | |
| 77 | Mali | $36,710,760 | 2017 | |
| 78 | Nepal | $36,163,481 | 2017 | |
| 79 | Djibouti | $35,830,774 | 2017 | |
| 80 | Bhutan | $33,916,740 | 2017 | |
| 81 | Benin | $32,705,491 | 2017 | |
| 82 | Burkina Faso | $32,373,253 | 2017 | |
| 83 | Mauritius | $30,330,866 | 2017 | |
| 84 | Botswana | $29,544,689 | 2017 | |
| 85 | Republic of the Congo | $28,425,936 | 2017 | |
| 86 | Algeria | $26,493,246 | 2017 | |
| 87 | Fiji | $23,919,001 | 2017 | |
| 88 | Saint Lucia | $23,463,844 | 2017 | |
| 89 | Madagascar | $22,754,561 | 2017 | |
| 90 | Iran | $21,213,578 | 2017 | |
| 91 | Grenada | $20,509,961 | 2017 | |
| 92 | Moldova | $19,954,569 | 2017 | |
| 93 | Togo | $19,416,097 | 2017 | |
| 94 | Guyana | $19,062,664 | 2017 | |
| 95 | Cape Verde | $18,132,728 | 2017 | |
| 96 | Lesotho | $16,132,044 | 2017 | |
| 97 | Malawi | $15,594,528 | 2017 | |
| 98 | Zimbabwe | $14,851,205 | 2017 | |
| 99 | Maldives | $13,561,738 | 2017 | |
| 100 | Sierra Leone | $12,718,433 | 2017 | |
| 101 | Yemen | $12,602,000 | 2017 | |
| 102 | Swaziland | $11,186,112 | 2017 | |
| 103 | Kosovo | $10,610,448 | 2017 | |
| 104 | Guinea | $9,964,183 | 2017 | |
| 105 | Afghanistan | $8,067,536 | 2017 | |
| 106 | Dominica | $7,760,049 | 2017 | |
| 107 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | $6,247,523 | 2017 | |
| 108 | Gambia | $6,088,754 | 2017 | |
| 109 | Samoa | $5,749,674 | 2017 | |
| 110 | Liberia | $5,217,485 | 2017 | |
| 111 | Turkmenistan | $4,576,334 | 2017 | |
| 112 | Haiti | $3,960,570 | 2017 | |
| 113 | Vanuatu | $3,540,659 | 2017 | |
| 114 | Eritrea | $3,455,225 | 2017 | |
| 115 | Burundi | $2,689,469 | 2017 | |
| 116 | Tonga | $2,348,757 | 2017 | |
| 117 | Central African Republic | $1,338,051 | 2017 | |
| 118 | São Tomé and Príncipe | $1,144,331 | 2017 | |
| 119 | Solomon Islands | $1,070,445 | 2017 | |
| 120 | Guinea-Bissau | $1,048,862 | 2017 | |
| 121 | East Timor | $452,000 | 2017 | |
| 122 | Comoros | $97,000 | 2017 | |
| 123 | Somalia | $16,000 | 2017 | |
| 124 | Syria | $0 | 2017 |