| # | Flag | Country | Interest payments (% of expense)Interest payments (% of expense) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lebanon | 36.21% | 2017 | |
| 2 | Sri Lanka | 33.35% | 2017 | |
| 3 | Jamaica | 26.76% | 2017 | |
| 4 | Pakistan | 26.57% | 2011 | |
| 5 | Brazil | 25.06% | 2017 | |
| 6 | Ghana | 24.96% | 2015 | |
| 7 | Egypt | 24.23% | 2015 | |
| 8 | Zambia | 22.96% | 2017 | |
| 9 | Gambia | 21.39% | 1990 | |
| 10 | India | 20.53% | 2017 | |
| 11 | Bangladesh | 20.25% | 2016 | |
| 12 | Barbados | 19.95% | 2015 | |
| 13 | Uganda | 19.32% | 2017 | |
| 14 | Dominican Republic | 17.91% | 2017 | |
| 15 | Grenada | 17.66% | 2014 | |
| 16 | Malawi | 17.63% | 2018 | |
| 17 | Mongolia | 17.42% | 2017 | |
| 18 | Angola | 16.23% | 2017 | |
| 19 | Saint Lucia | 16.07% | 2017 | |
| 20 | Philippines | 13.78% | 2017 | |
| 21 | Gabon | 13.6% | 2016 | |
| 22 | Mexico | 13.34% | 2017 | |
| 23 | Madagascar | 12.85% | 2002 | |
| 24 | Malaysia | 12.83% | 2017 | |
| 25 | Papua New Guinea | 12.68% | 2017 | |
| 26 | Guinea | 12.56% | 1992 | |
| 27 | Guatemala | 12.5% | 2016 | |
| 28 | Mozambique | 12.22% | 2017 | |
| 29 | Spain | 12.1% | 2017 | |
| 30 | Iceland | 11.52% | 2017 | |
| 31 | The Bahamas | 11.48% | 2017 | |
| 32 | Togo | 11.38% | 2017 | |
| 33 | Jordan | 11.34% | 2017 | |
| 34 | Kenya | 11.14% | 2017 | |
| 35 | Indonesia | 11.14% | 2017 | |
| 36 | Ukraine | 11.13% | 2017 | |
| 37 | El Salvador | 11.11% | 2017 | |
| 38 | United States | 11.04% | 2017 | |
| 39 | Colombia | 10.8% | 2017 | |
| 40 | Tanzania | 10.58% | 2018 | |
| 41 | Senegal | 10.56% | 2017 | |
| 42 | Niger | 10.4% | 1980 | |
| 43 | Morocco | 10.39% | 2017 | |
| 44 | Belize | 10.34% | 2017 | |
| 45 | South Africa | 10.24% | 2017 | |
| 46 | Costa Rica | 10.12% | 2017 | |
| 47 | Seychelles | 9.75% | 2016 | |
| 48 | Armenia | 9.7% | 2017 | |
| 49 | Fiji | 9.67% | 2017 | |
| 50 | Bolivia | 9.54% | 2007 | |
| 51 | Argentina | 9.42% | 2017 | |
| 52 | Portugal | 9.22% | 2017 | |
| 53 | Cape Verde | 9.09% | 2017 | |
| 54 | Japan | 9.08% | 2017 | |
| 55 | Italy | 8.9% | 2017 | |
| 56 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 8.83% | 2017 | |
| 57 | Myanmar | 8.75% | 2017 | |
| 58 | Namibia | 8.63% | 2017 | |
| 59 | Albania | 8.58% | 2017 | |
| 60 | Ivory Coast | 8.33% | 2017 | |
| 61 | Sierra Leone | 8.29% | 2014 | |
| 62 | Honduras | 8.17% | 2015 | |
| 63 | Republic of Ireland | 8.08% | 2017 | |
| 64 | Uruguay | 7.89% | 2017 | |
| 65 | Cameroon | 7.89% | 2017 | |
| 66 | Mauritius | 7.51% | 2017 | |
| 67 | United Kingdom | 7.34% | 2017 | |
| 68 | Cyprus | 7.04% | 2017 | |
| 69 | Vietnam | 7% | 2013 | |
| 70 | Croatia | 6.89% | 2017 | |
| 71 | Maldives | 6.86% | 2014 | |
| 72 | Central African Republic | 6.8% | 2016 | |
| 73 | Bhutan | 6.79% | 2017 | |
| 74 | Bahrain | 6.73% | 2013 | |
| 75 | Mali | 6.68% | 2017 | |
| 76 | Greece | 6.59% | 2017 | |
| 77 | Hungary | 6.58% | 2017 | |
| 78 | Qatar | 6.51% | 2010 | |
| 79 | Slovenia | 6.48% | 2017 | |
| 80 | Turkey | 6.44% | 2017 | |
| 81 | Nicaragua | 6.42% | 2017 | |
| 82 | Saint Kitts And Nevis | 6.24% | 2017 | |
| 83 | Belarus | 6.05% | 2017 | |
| 84 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5.99% | 2015 | |
| 85 | Israel | 5.92% | 2017 | |
| 86 | Canada | 5.88% | 2017 | |
| 87 | Peru | 5.56% | 2017 | |
| 88 | China | 5.37% | 2016 | |
| 89 | Malta | 5.31% | 2017 | |
| 90 | Guinea-Bissau | 5.26% | 2017 | |
| 91 | Belgium | 5.25% | 2017 | |
| 92 | Tajikistan | 5.23% | 2004 | |
| 93 | Tunisia | 5.1% | 2012 | |
| 94 | Georgia | 5.09% | 2017 | |
| 95 | Rwanda | 5.02% | 2017 | |
| 96 | Thailand | 5.01% | 2017 | |
| 97 | Republic of Macedonia | 4.85% | 2017 | |
| 98 | Sudan | 4.77% | 2016 | |
| 99 | Burundi | 4.63% | 2013 | |
| 100 | Burkina Faso | 4.59% | 2017 | |
| 101 | Serbia | 4.56% | 2012 | |
| 102 | South Korea | 4.41% | 2017 | |
| 103 | Poland | 4.34% | 2017 | |
| 104 | Lithuania | 4.22% | 2017 | |
| 105 | Romania | 4.22% | 2017 | |
| 106 | Ethiopia | 4.21% | 2017 | |
| 107 | Equatorial Guinea | 4.12% | 2017 | |
| 108 | Austria | 4.09% | 2017 | |
| 109 | New Zealand | 4.07% | 2017 | |
| 110 | Moldova | 4.02% | 2017 | |
| 111 | Kazakhstan | 3.97% | 2017 | |
| 112 | Suriname | 3.82% | 2012 | |
| 113 | Vanuatu | 3.79% | 2017 | |
| 114 | Paraguay | 3.73% | 2017 | |
| 115 | France | 3.64% | 2017 | |
| 116 | Australia | 3.56% | 2017 | |
| 117 | Slovakia | 3.53% | 2017 | |
| 118 | Samoa | 3.51% | 2017 | |
| 119 | Chile | 3.51% | 2017 | |
| 120 | Zimbabwe | 3.42% | 2017 | |
| 121 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 3.37% | 2012 | |
| 122 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.34% | 2017 | |
| 123 | Latvia | 3.32% | 2017 | |
| 124 | Democratic Republic Of Congo | 3.15% | 2010 | |
| 125 | Republic of the Congo | 3.12% | 2016 | |
| 126 | Tonga | 2.77% | 2017 | |
| 127 | Denmark | 2.71% | 2017 | |
| 128 | Lesotho | 2.7% | 2017 | |
| 129 | Iraq | 2.68% | 2016 | |
| 130 | Netherlands | 2.57% | 2017 | |
| 131 | Azerbaijan | 2.52% | 2017 | |
| 132 | Russia | 2.51% | 2017 | |
| 133 | Finland | 2.48% | 2017 | |
| 134 | Bulgaria | 2.38% | 2017 | |
| 135 | Czech Republic | 2.27% | 2017 | |
| 136 | Cambodia | 2.25% | 2017 | |
| 137 | Botswana | 2.11% | 2017 | |
| 138 | Germany | 1.99% | 2017 | |
| 139 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.94% | 2017 | |
| 140 | Nepal | 1.93% | 2017 | |
| 141 | Saudi Arabia | 1.25% | 2017 | |
| 142 | Switzerland | 1.24% | 2017 | |
| 143 | San Marino | 1.19% | 2016 | |
| 144 | Sweden | 0.99% | 2017 | |
| 145 | Algeria | 0.88% | 2011 | |
| 146 | Luxembourg | 0.87% | 2017 | |
| 147 | Liberia | 0.78% | 2012 | |
| 148 | Federated States of Micronesia | 0.76% | 2017 | |
| 149 | Iran | 0.73% | 2009 | |
| 150 | Norway | 0.69% | 2017 | |
| 151 | Oman | 0.51% | 2013 | |
| 152 | Marshall Islands | 0.5% | 2017 | |
| 153 | Solomon Islands | 0.39% | 2017 | |
| 154 | Palau | 0.38% | 2017 | |
| 155 | Uzbekistan | 0.24% | 2017 | |
| 156 | Estonia | 0.22% | 2017 | |
| 157 | Kiribati | 0.16% | 2017 | |
| 158 | Afghanistan | 0.13% | 2017 | |
| 159 | Kuwait | 0.05% | 2007 | |
| 160 | Macao | 0.01% | 1998 | |
| 161 | East Timor | 0.01% | 2015 | |
| 162 | Singapore | 0% | 2017 |