| # | Flag | Country | Interest payments on external debt, short-term (INT, current US$)Interest payments on external debt, short-term (INT, current US$) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | $45,025,992,000 | 2017 | |
| 2 | Turkey | $5,232,299,000 | 2017 | |
| 3 | Mexico | $2,694,499,000 | 2017 | |
| 4 | India | $2,208,814,000 | 2017 | |
| 5 | Brazil | $1,297,122,000 | 2017 | |
| 6 | Argentina | $983,220,000 | 2016 | |
| 7 | Indonesia | $920,573,000 | 2017 | |
| 8 | Panama | $891,490,000 | 2016 | |
| 9 | South Africa | $859,001,000 | 2017 | |
| 10 | Colombia | $615,726,000 | 2017 | |
| 11 | Thailand | $574,946,000 | 2017 | |
| 12 | Malaysia | $568,432,000 | 2016 | |
| 13 | Venezuela | $548,076,000 | 2017 | |
| 14 | Egypt | $448,967,000 | 2017 | |
| 15 | Ukraine | $424,257,000 | 2017 | |
| 16 | Belarus | $268,576,000 | 2017 | |
| 17 | Romania | $257,647,000 | 2017 | |
| 18 | Kazakhstan | $252,364,000 | 2017 | |
| 19 | Vietnam | $249,650,000 | 2017 | |
| 20 | Jordan | $247,382,000 | 2017 | |
| 21 | Bangladesh | $243,603,000 | 2017 | |
| 22 | Lebanon | $216,919,000 | 2017 | |
| 23 | Peru | $215,216,000 | 2017 | |
| 24 | Bulgaria | $182,074,000 | 2017 | |
| 25 | Morocco | $174,460,000 | 2017 | |
| 26 | Tunisia | $168,814,000 | 2017 | |
| 27 | Pakistan | $132,773,000 | 2017 | |
| 28 | Mauritius | $100,764,000 | 2017 | |
| 29 | Paraguay | $80,622,000 | 2017 | |
| 30 | Georgia | $79,209,000 | 2017 | |
| 31 | Mongolia | $78,314,000 | 2017 | |
| 32 | Iran | $70,823,000 | 2017 | |
| 33 | Republic of Macedonia | $54,971,000 | 2017 | |
| 34 | Ghana | $54,102,000 | 2017 | |
| 35 | Costa Rica | $52,286,000 | 2017 | |
| 36 | Dominican Republic | $52,104,000 | 2017 | |
| 37 | Kenya | $51,205,000 | 2017 | |
| 38 | El Salvador | $47,354,000 | 2017 | |
| 39 | Cambodia | $40,687,000 | 2017 | |
| 40 | Algeria | $31,993,000 | 2017 | |
| 41 | Moldova | $31,603,000 | 2017 | |
| 42 | Armenia | $29,868,000 | 2017 | |
| 43 | Uzbekistan | $26,995,000 | 2017 | |
| 44 | Zimbabwe | $26,238,000 | 2017 | |
| 45 | Guatemala | $24,062,000 | 2017 | |
| 46 | Jamaica | $23,934,000 | 2017 | |
| 47 | Ecuador | $20,970,000 | 2017 | |
| 48 | Tajikistan | $20,507,000 | 2017 | |
| 49 | Tanzania | $17,372,000 | 2017 | |
| 50 | Zambia | $14,979,000 | 2017 | |
| 51 | Ethiopia | $12,668,000 | 2017 | |
| 52 | Mozambique | $12,062,000 | 2017 | |
| 53 | Serbia | $11,998,000 | 2017 | |
| 54 | Azerbaijan | $10,650,000 | 2017 | |
| 55 | Uganda | $10,232,000 | 2017 | |
| 56 | Nicaragua | $9,866,000 | 2017 | |
| 57 | Turkmenistan | $9,232,000 | 2017 | |
| 58 | Kyrgyzstan | $8,325,000 | 2017 | |
| 59 | Bolivia | $8,260,000 | 2017 | |
| 60 | Philippines | $8,260,000 | 2017 | |
| 61 | Nepal | $8,210,000 | 2017 | |
| 62 | Cameroon | $7,127,000 | 2017 | |
| 63 | Gabon | $7,012,000 | 2017 | |
| 64 | Republic of the Congo | $6,196,000 | 2017 | |
| 65 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $5,853,000 | 2017 | |
| 66 | Laos | $5,579,000 | 2017 | |
| 67 | Rwanda | $5,125,000 | 2017 | |
| 68 | Botswana | $5,116,000 | 2017 | |
| 69 | Swaziland | $4,051,000 | 2017 | |
| 70 | Togo | $4,034,000 | 2017 | |
| 71 | Honduras | $4,022,000 | 2017 | |
| 72 | Madagascar | $4,012,000 | 2017 | |
| 73 | Sudan | $3,295,000 | 2017 | |
| 74 | Papua New Guinea | $3,116,000 | 2017 | |
| 75 | Sierra Leone | $3,016,000 | 2017 | |
| 76 | Democratic Republic Of Congo | $2,806,000 | 2017 | |
| 77 | Afghanistan | $2,552,000 | 2017 | |
| 78 | Saint Lucia | $2,349,000 | 2017 | |
| 79 | Mauritania | $2,132,000 | 2017 | |
| 80 | Guinea | $2,009,000 | 2017 | |
| 81 | Montenegro | $1,865,000 | 2017 | |
| 82 | Yemen | $1,707,000 | 2017 | |
| 83 | Albania | $1,444,000 | 2017 | |
| 84 | Maldives | $1,362,000 | 2017 | |
| 85 | Vanuatu | $1,324,000 | 2017 | |
| 86 | Fiji | $1,242,000 | 2017 | |
| 87 | Malawi | $1,116,000 | 2017 | |
| 88 | Mali | $1,055,000 | 2017 | |
| 89 | Djibouti | $700,000 | 2017 | |
| 90 | Benin | $672,000 | 2017 | |
| 91 | Solomon Islands | $668,000 | 2017 | |
| 92 | Grenada | $156,000 | 2017 | |
| 93 | Dominica | $138,000 | 2017 | |
| 94 | Guyana | $134,000 | 2017 | |
| 95 | Gambia | $127,000 | 2017 | |
| 96 | Bhutan | $68,000 | 2017 | |
| 97 | Niger | $68,000 | 2017 | |
| 98 | East Timor | $57,000 | 2017 | |
| 99 | Central African Republic | $52,000 | 2017 | |
| 100 | Guinea-Bissau | $27,000 | 2017 | |
| 101 | Tonga | $26,000 | 2017 | |
| 102 | São Tomé and Príncipe | $10,000 | 2017 | |
| 103 | Eritrea | $1,000 | 2017 | |
| 104 | Kosovo | $0 | 2017 | |
| 105 | Myanmar | $0 | 2017 | |
| 106 | Lesotho | $0 | 2017 | |
| 107 | Liberia | $0 | 2017 | |
| 108 | Sri Lanka | $0 | 2017 | |
| 109 | Nigeria | $0 | 2017 | |
| 110 | Comoros | $0 | 2017 | |
| 111 | Haiti | $0 | 2017 | |
| 112 | Russia | $0 | 2017 | |
| 113 | Senegal | $0 | 2017 | |
| 114 | Somalia | $0 | 2017 | |
| 115 | Syria | $0 | 2017 | |
| 116 | Chad | $0 | 2017 | |
| 117 | Cape Verde | $0 | 2017 | |
| 118 | Ivory Coast | $0 | 2017 | |
| 119 | Belize | $0 | 2017 | |
| 120 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | $0 | 2017 | |
| 121 | Burundi | $0 | 2017 | |
| 122 | Samoa | $0 | 2017 | |
| 123 | Burkina Faso | $0 | 2017 | |
| 124 | Angola | $0 | 2017 |