| # | Flag | Country | Interest payments (% of revenue)Interest payments (% of revenue) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lebanon | 45.7% | 2017 | |
| 2 | Sri Lanka | 39.99% | 2017 | |
| 3 | Pakistan | 37.67% | 2011 | |
| 4 | Egypt | 33.25% | 2015 | |
| 5 | Brazil | 32.18% | 2017 | |
| 6 | Ghana | 27.15% | 2015 | |
| 7 | Barbados | 26.17% | 2015 | |
| 8 | Zambia | 24.15% | 2017 | |
| 9 | Jamaica | 24.11% | 2017 | |
| 10 | India | 23.69% | 2017 | |
| 11 | Malawi | 18.89% | 2018 | |
| 12 | Dominican Republic | 18.86% | 2017 | |
| 13 | Bangladesh | 18.46% | 2016 | |
| 14 | Uganda | 16.66% | 2017 | |
| 15 | Angola | 16.54% | 2017 | |
| 16 | Mongolia | 16.03% | 2017 | |
| 17 | Grenada | 14.4% | 2014 | |
| 18 | Gambia | 14.3% | 1990 | |
| 19 | Saint Lucia | 13.64% | 2017 | |
| 20 | Spain | 13.63% | 2017 | |
| 21 | Mexico | 13.62% | 2017 | |
| 22 | Guatemala | 13.43% | 2016 | |
| 23 | Gabon | 13.36% | 2016 | |
| 24 | Kenya | 13.24% | 2017 | |
| 25 | Papua New Guinea | 13.23% | 2017 | |
| 26 | Indonesia | 12.99% | 2017 | |
| 27 | The Bahamas | 12.95% | 2017 | |
| 28 | Malaysia | 12.64% | 2017 | |
| 29 | Madagascar | 12.6% | 2002 | |
| 30 | Philippines | 12.56% | 2017 | |
| 31 | United States | 12.53% | 2017 | |
| 32 | Argentina | 11.81% | 2017 | |
| 33 | Jordan | 11.53% | 2017 | |
| 34 | Japan | 11.46% | 2017 | |
| 35 | Ukraine | 11.39% | 2017 | |
| 36 | South Africa | 11.38% | 2017 | |
| 37 | Costa Rica | 11.02% | 2017 | |
| 38 | El Salvador | 10.86% | 2017 | |
| 39 | Iceland | 10.66% | 2017 | |
| 40 | Colombia | 10.39% | 2017 | |
| 41 | Tanzania | 10.35% | 2018 | |
| 42 | Portugal | 10.19% | 2017 | |
| 43 | Senegal | 9.84% | 2017 | |
| 44 | Ivory Coast | 9.7% | 2017 | |
| 45 | Morocco | 9.68% | 2017 | |
| 46 | Armenia | 9.61% | 2017 | |
| 47 | Italy | 9.55% | 2017 | |
| 48 | Belize | 9.44% | 2017 | |
| 49 | Fiji | 9.19% | 2017 | |
| 50 | Namibia | 8.99% | 2017 | |
| 51 | Myanmar | 8.85% | 2017 | |
| 52 | Seychelles | 8.63% | 2016 | |
| 53 | Uruguay | 8.3% | 2017 | |
| 54 | Mozambique | 8.29% | 2017 | |
| 55 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 8.14% | 2017 | |
| 56 | Bolivia | 7.99% | 2007 | |
| 57 | Togo | 7.96% | 2017 | |
| 58 | Republic of Ireland | 7.96% | 2017 | |
| 59 | Cape Verde | 7.96% | 2017 | |
| 60 | Albania | 7.74% | 2017 | |
| 61 | Honduras | 7.73% | 2015 | |
| 62 | Mauritius | 7.53% | 2017 | |
| 63 | United Kingdom | 7.48% | 2017 | |
| 64 | Guinea | 7.4% | 1992 | |
| 65 | Niger | 7.23% | 1980 | |
| 66 | Sierra Leone | 6.95% | 2014 | |
| 67 | Vietnam | 6.92% | 2013 | |
| 68 | Turkey | 6.88% | 2017 | |
| 69 | Hungary | 6.71% | 2017 | |
| 70 | Greece | 6.69% | 2017 | |
| 71 | Croatia | 6.67% | 2017 | |
| 72 | Cyprus | 6.66% | 2017 | |
| 73 | Maldives | 6.63% | 2014 | |
| 74 | Peru | 6.54% | 2017 | |
| 75 | Bahrain | 6.54% | 2013 | |
| 76 | Slovenia | 6.46% | 2017 | |
| 77 | Israel | 6.23% | 2017 | |
| 78 | Canada | 5.71% | 2017 | |
| 79 | Nicaragua | 5.66% | 2017 | |
| 80 | Tunisia | 5.6% | 2012 | |
| 81 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5.59% | 2015 | |
| 82 | Cameroon | 5.53% | 2017 | |
| 83 | Belgium | 5.4% | 2017 | |
| 84 | Zimbabwe | 5.4% | 2017 | |
| 85 | Belarus | 5.38% | 2017 | |
| 86 | Sudan | 5.13% | 2016 | |
| 87 | Serbia | 5.12% | 2012 | |
| 88 | Tajikistan | 5.09% | 2004 | |
| 89 | Republic of Macedonia | 4.92% | 2017 | |
| 90 | Georgia | 4.89% | 2017 | |
| 91 | Saint Kitts And Nevis | 4.88% | 2017 | |
| 92 | Thailand | 4.79% | 2017 | |
| 93 | Malta | 4.78% | 2017 | |
| 94 | Bhutan | 4.7% | 2017 | |
| 95 | Romania | 4.65% | 2017 | |
| 96 | Ethiopia | 4.6% | 2017 | |
| 97 | Kazakhstan | 4.55% | 2017 | |
| 98 | Burkina Faso | 4.47% | 2017 | |
| 99 | Poland | 4.42% | 2017 | |
| 100 | Mali | 4.35% | 2017 | |
| 101 | Austria | 4.13% | 2017 | |
| 102 | Central African Republic | 4.1% | 2016 | |
| 103 | Lithuania | 4.09% | 2017 | |
| 104 | South Korea | 4% | 2017 | |
| 105 | Moldova | 3.9% | 2017 | |
| 106 | Rwanda | 3.88% | 2017 | |
| 107 | France | 3.86% | 2017 | |
| 108 | Australia | 3.82% | 2017 | |
| 109 | New Zealand | 3.76% | 2017 | |
| 110 | Chile | 3.72% | 2017 | |
| 111 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.66% | 2017 | |
| 112 | Slovakia | 3.65% | 2017 | |
| 113 | Qatar | 3.56% | 2010 | |
| 114 | Suriname | 3.33% | 2012 | |
| 115 | Latvia | 3.32% | 2017 | |
| 116 | Paraguay | 3.24% | 2017 | |
| 117 | Burundi | 2.99% | 2013 | |
| 118 | China | 2.92% | 2016 | |
| 119 | Vanuatu | 2.88% | 2017 | |
| 120 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.85% | 2017 | |
| 121 | Samoa | 2.78% | 2017 | |
| 122 | Denmark | 2.62% | 2017 | |
| 123 | Republic of the Congo | 2.6% | 2016 | |
| 124 | Iraq | 2.58% | 2016 | |
| 125 | Finland | 2.52% | 2017 | |
| 126 | Russia | 2.51% | 2017 | |
| 127 | Netherlands | 2.47% | 2017 | |
| 128 | Bulgaria | 2.34% | 2017 | |
| 129 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.34% | 2017 | |
| 130 | Czech Republic | 2.25% | 2017 | |
| 131 | Lesotho | 2.2% | 2017 | |
| 132 | Azerbaijan | 2.01% | 2017 | |
| 133 | Germany | 1.95% | 2017 | |
| 134 | Tonga | 1.95% | 2017 | |
| 135 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 1.83% | 2012 | |
| 136 | Botswana | 1.76% | 2017 | |
| 137 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.72% | 2017 | |
| 138 | Cambodia | 1.57% | 2017 | |
| 139 | Nepal | 1.56% | 2017 | |
| 140 | Saudi Arabia | 1.31% | 2017 | |
| 141 | Democratic Republic Of Congo | 1.28% | 2010 | |
| 142 | San Marino | 1.27% | 2016 | |
| 143 | Switzerland | 1.17% | 2017 | |
| 144 | Sweden | 0.93% | 2017 | |
| 145 | Benin | 0.83% | 1979 | |
| 146 | Luxembourg | 0.82% | 2017 | |
| 147 | Liberia | 0.74% | 2012 | |
| 148 | Algeria | 0.64% | 2011 | |
| 149 | Norway | 0.59% | 2017 | |
| 150 | Iran | 0.57% | 2009 | |
| 151 | Marshall Islands | 0.44% | 2017 | |
| 152 | Palau | 0.4% | 2017 | |
| 153 | Federated States of Micronesia | 0.36% | 2017 | |
| 154 | Oman | 0.36% | 2013 | |
| 155 | Solomon Islands | 0.31% | 2017 | |
| 156 | Estonia | 0.21% | 2017 | |
| 157 | Uzbekistan | 0.19% | 2017 | |
| 158 | Kiribati | 0.12% | 2017 | |
| 159 | Afghanistan | 0.11% | 2017 | |
| 160 | Kuwait | 0.03% | 2007 | |
| 161 | Macao | 0.01% | 1998 | |
| 162 | East Timor | 0.01% | 2015 | |
| 163 | Singapore | 0% | 2017 |