| # | Flag | Country | Interest payments on external debt, total (INT, current US$)Interest payments on external debt, total (INT, current US$) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | $61,407,508,022 | 2017 | |
| 2 | Mexico | $27,606,157,017 | 2017 | |
| 3 | Brazil | $19,765,782,637 | 2017 | |
| 4 | Russia | $18,534,309,901 | 2017 | |
| 5 | Turkey | $17,360,772,056 | 2017 | |
| 6 | Argentina | $13,595,943,000 | 2016 | |
| 7 | India | $12,560,287,418 | 2017 | |
| 8 | Indonesia | $11,789,505,608 | 2017 | |
| 9 | Colombia | $6,054,387,166 | 2017 | |
| 10 | Venezuela | $5,800,024,016 | 2017 | |
| 11 | South Africa | $5,285,604,989 | 2017 | |
| 12 | Malaysia | $3,962,998,000 | 2016 | |
| 13 | Ukraine | $3,697,405,834 | 2017 | |
| 14 | Kazakhstan | $3,437,121,549 | 2017 | |
| 15 | Philippines | $2,885,156,843 | 2017 | |
| 16 | Lebanon | $2,549,206,588 | 2017 | |
| 17 | Peru | $2,414,916,772 | 2017 | |
| 18 | Vietnam | $2,307,149,595 | 2017 | |
| 19 | Romania | $2,153,455,464 | 2017 | |
| 20 | Thailand | $2,054,325,984 | 2017 | |
| 21 | Ecuador | $2,027,785,492 | 2017 | |
| 22 | Egypt | $1,982,576,873 | 2017 | |
| 23 | Panama | $1,925,402,000 | 2016 | |
| 24 | Bulgaria | $1,886,684,677 | 2017 | |
| 25 | Pakistan | $1,796,028,883 | 2017 | |
| 26 | Belarus | $1,378,324,410 | 2017 | |
| 27 | Costa Rica | $1,161,551,855 | 2017 | |
| 28 | Morocco | $1,132,889,072 | 2017 | |
| 29 | Dominican Republic | $1,064,689,650 | 2017 | |
| 30 | Sri Lanka | $1,035,791,945 | 2017 | |
| 31 | Guatemala | $974,214,375 | 2017 | |
| 32 | Mongolia | $940,209,883 | 2017 | |
| 33 | Serbia | $879,907,356 | 2017 | |
| 34 | Nigeria | $846,522,052 | 2017 | |
| 35 | Ghana | $816,512,319 | 2017 | |
| 36 | El Salvador | $804,365,369 | 2017 | |
| 37 | Angola | $779,241,365 | 2017 | |
| 38 | Jordan | $726,412,300 | 2017 | |
| 39 | Kenya | $714,508,241 | 2017 | |
| 40 | Tunisia | $696,870,241 | 2017 | |
| 41 | Jamaica | $687,751,377 | 2017 | |
| 42 | Papua New Guinea | $676,231,901 | 2017 | |
| 43 | Bangladesh | $664,587,752 | 2017 | |
| 44 | Georgia | $568,082,412 | 2017 | |
| 45 | Zambia | $507,368,924 | 2017 | |
| 46 | Uzbekistan | $485,050,044 | 2017 | |
| 47 | Azerbaijan | $457,776,966 | 2017 | |
| 48 | Ethiopia | $441,957,528 | 2017 | |
| 49 | Paraguay | $436,328,894 | 2017 | |
| 50 | Ivory Coast | $399,151,129 | 2017 | |
| 51 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $376,057,902 | 2017 | |
| 52 | Mauritius | $297,787,976 | 2017 | |
| 53 | Bolivia | $291,636,612 | 2017 | |
| 54 | Laos | $288,981,800 | 2017 | |
| 55 | Armenia | $283,501,935 | 2017 | |
| 56 | Cameroon | $279,089,358 | 2017 | |
| 57 | Nicaragua | $269,802,852 | 2017 | |
| 58 | Honduras | $241,091,387 | 2017 | |
| 59 | Myanmar | $239,342,496 | 2017 | |
| 60 | Republic of Macedonia | $232,334,731 | 2017 | |
| 61 | Senegal | $230,352,191 | 2017 | |
| 62 | Gabon | $201,720,860 | 2017 | |
| 63 | Tanzania | $197,415,299 | 2017 | |
| 64 | Cambodia | $187,919,683 | 2017 | |
| 65 | Democratic Republic Of Congo | $121,896,981 | 2017 | |
| 66 | Zimbabwe | $120,475,204 | 2017 | |
| 67 | Mozambique | $118,519,026 | 2017 | |
| 68 | Chad | $114,580,491 | 2017 | |
| 69 | Montenegro | $100,488,788 | 2017 | |
| 70 | Albania | $94,245,899 | 2017 | |
| 71 | Iran | $93,094,659 | 2017 | |
| 72 | Uganda | $91,085,800 | 2017 | |
| 73 | Sudan | $90,199,243 | 2017 | |
| 74 | Moldova | $89,834,753 | 2017 | |
| 75 | Kyrgyzstan | $86,157,956 | 2017 | |
| 76 | Tajikistan | $80,749,027 | 2017 | |
| 77 | Mauritania | $69,759,644 | 2017 | |
| 78 | Algeria | $63,795,145 | 2017 | |
| 79 | Kosovo | $54,981,317 | 2017 | |
| 80 | Rwanda | $50,858,740 | 2017 | |
| 81 | Belize | $46,831,467 | 2017 | |
| 82 | Nepal | $45,999,403 | 2017 | |
| 83 | Niger | $45,468,496 | 2017 | |
| 84 | Mali | $37,832,324 | 2017 | |
| 85 | Djibouti | $36,541,868 | 2017 | |
| 86 | Bhutan | $36,177,900 | 2017 | |
| 87 | Botswana | $34,703,678 | 2017 | |
| 88 | Republic of the Congo | $34,681,566 | 2017 | |
| 89 | Benin | $33,421,866 | 2017 | |
| 90 | Burkina Faso | $32,416,242 | 2017 | |
| 91 | Guyana | $31,768,840 | 2017 | |
| 92 | Madagascar | $27,279,925 | 2017 | |
| 93 | Saint Lucia | $25,823,938 | 2017 | |
| 94 | Fiji | $25,216,924 | 2017 | |
| 95 | Togo | $23,502,794 | 2017 | |
| 96 | Grenada | $20,674,282 | 2017 | |
| 97 | Cape Verde | $18,139,662 | 2017 | |
| 98 | Malawi | $16,759,064 | 2017 | |
| 99 | Maldives | $16,646,285 | 2017 | |
| 100 | Lesotho | $16,157,006 | 2017 | |
| 101 | Sierra Leone | $15,807,930 | 2017 | |
| 102 | Swaziland | $15,273,167 | 2017 | |
| 103 | Turkmenistan | $14,511,067 | 2017 | |
| 104 | Yemen | $14,480,955 | 2017 | |
| 105 | Guinea | $12,049,454 | 2017 | |
| 106 | Afghanistan | $10,734,635 | 2017 | |
| 107 | Dominica | $7,903,596 | 2017 | |
| 108 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | $6,294,672 | 2017 | |
| 109 | Gambia | $6,237,941 | 2017 | |
| 110 | Liberia | $6,181,010 | 2017 | |
| 111 | Samoa | $5,757,995 | 2017 | |
| 112 | Vanuatu | $5,047,708 | 2017 | |
| 113 | Solomon Islands | $4,711,379 | 2017 | |
| 114 | Haiti | $4,104,327 | 2017 | |
| 115 | Eritrea | $3,467,319 | 2017 | |
| 116 | Burundi | $2,743,552 | 2017 | |
| 117 | Tonga | $2,380,304 | 2017 | |
| 118 | Central African Republic | $1,430,267 | 2017 | |
| 119 | São Tomé and Príncipe | $1,154,331 | 2017 | |
| 120 | Guinea-Bissau | $1,085,570 | 2017 | |
| 121 | East Timor | $514,547 | 2017 | |
| 122 | Syria | $206,624 | 2017 | |
| 123 | Comoros | $103,933 | 2017 | |
| 124 | Somalia | $50,668 | 2017 |