Economy > External debt > Interest > Interest payments on external debt > Long-term > INT > Current US$: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
Interest payments on long-term debt are actual amounts of interest paid by the borrower in foreign currency, goods, or services in the year specified. Long-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year and that is owed to nonresidents by residents of an economy and repayable in foreign currency, goods, or services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.".
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | $17.65 billion | 2009 | ||
| 2 | Brazil | $13.68 billion | 2009 | ||
| 3 | Turkey | $9.98 billion | 2009 | ||
| 4 | Mexico | $9.77 billion | 2009 | ||
| 5 | India | $4.87 billion | 2009 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | $4.36 billion | 2009 | |||
| 6 | Indonesia | $4.30 billion | 2009 | ||
| 7 | China | $4.14 billion | 2009 | ||
| 8 | Kazakhstan | $3.74 billion | 2009 | ||
| 9 | Ukraine | $3.53 billion | 2009 | ||
| 10 | Philippines | $3.43 billion | 2009 | ||
| 11 | Argentina | $3.22 billion | 2009 | ||
| 12 | Romania | $2.78 billion | 2009 | ||
| 13 | Venezuela | $2.76 billion | 2009 | ||
| 14 | Colombia | $2.72 billion | 2009 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | $2.01 billion | 2009 | |||
| 15 | Malaysia | $1.70 billion | 2009 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | $1.60 billion | 2009 | |||
| 16 | Lebanon | $1.41 billion | 2009 | ||
| 17 | Thailand | $1.22 billion | 2009 | ||
| 18 | Chile | $1.22 billion | 2009 | ||
| South Asia average (profile) | $1.20 billion | 2009 | |||
| 19 | Peru | $1.19 billion | 2009 | ||
| 20 | South Africa | $1.14 billion | 2009 | ||
| 21 | Serbia and Montenegro | $909.55 million | 2009 | ||
| 22 | Pakistan | $883.92 million | 2009 | ||
| 23 | Ecuador | $848.02 million | 2009 | ||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | $791.41 million | 2009 | |||
| 24 | Panama | $791.39 million | 2009 | ||
| 25 | Bulgaria | $772.81 million | 2009 | ||
| 26 | Jamaica | $735.82 million | 2009 | ||
| 27 | Tunisia | $699.51 million | 2009 | ||
| 28 | Morocco | $677.50 million | 2009 | ||
| 29 | Guatemala | $624.73 million | 2009 | ||
| 30 | Lithuania | $584.79 million | 2009 | ||
| 31 | Uruguay | $529.23 million | 2009 | ||
| 32 | El Salvador | $476.96 million | 2009 | ||
| 33 | Dominican Republic | $429.31 million | 2009 | ||
| 34 | Vietnam | $373.99 million | 2009 | ||
| 35 | Costa Rica | $366.47 million | 2009 | ||
| 36 | Sri Lanka | $324.86 million | 2009 | ||
| 37 | Cote d'Ivoire | $264.10 million | 2009 | ||
| 38 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | $245.46 million | 2009 | ||
| 39 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $218.54 million | 2009 | ||
| 40 | Bangladesh | $197.35 million | 2009 | ||
| 41 | Belarus | $171.78 million | 2009 | ||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | $169.28 million | 2009 | |||
| 42 | Jordan | $146.63 million | 2009 | ||
| 43 | Gabon | $144.28 million | 2009 | ||
| failed states average (profile) | $132.30 million | 2009 | |||
| 44 | Paraguay | $123.08 million | 2009 | ||
| 45 | Algeria | $121.75 million | 2009 | ||
| 46 | Syria | $118.96 million | 2009 | ||
| 47 | Bolivia | $117.92 million | 2009 | ||
| 48 | Sudan | $111.05 million | 2009 | ||
| 49 | Nicaragua | $106.89 million | 2009 | ||
| 50 | Nigeria | $101.55 million | 2009 | ||
| 51 | Ghana | $97.38 million | 2009 | ||
| 52 | Uzbekistan | $92.44 million | 2009 | ||
| 53 | Kenya | $83.44 million | 2009 | ||
| 54 | Georgia | $83.22 million | 2009 | ||
| 55 | Armenia | $80.65 million | 2009 | ||
| 56 | Albania | $80.51 million | 2009 | ||
| 57 | Laos | $76.85 million | 2009 | ||
| 58 | Congo, Republic of the | $74.61 million | 2009 | ||
| 59 | Azerbaijan | $70.40 million | 2009 | ||
| 60 | Honduras | $67.98 million | 2009 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | $63.76 million | 2009 | |||
| 61 | Cameroon | $58.38 million | 2009 | ||
| 62 | Moldova | $52.40 million | 2009 | ||
| 63 | Senegal | $50.59 million | 2009 | ||
| 64 | Belize | $47.28 million | 2009 | ||
| 65 | Tanzania | $44.78 million | 2009 | ||
| 66 | Tajikistan | $42.52 million | 2009 | ||
| 67 | Ethiopia | $40.41 million | 2009 | ||
| 68 | Zambia | $36.92 million | 2009 | ||
| 69 | Kyrgyzstan | $35.41 million | 2009 | ||
| 70 | Bhutan | $34.44 million | 2009 | ||
| 71 | Guinea | $32.72 million | 2009 | ||
| 72 | Nepal | $32.42 million | 2009 | ||
| 73 | Zimbabwe | $30.00 million | 2009 | ||
| 74 | Mongolia | $29.20 million | 2009 | ||
| 75 | Papua New Guinea | $28.09 million | 2009 | ||
| 76 | Mali | $25.39 million | 2009 | ||
| 77 | Mozambique | $23.45 million | 2009 | ||
| 78 | Mauritania | $23.24 million | 2009 | ||
| 79 | Chad | $23.06 million | 2009 | ||
| 80 | Cambodia | $22.39 million | 2009 | ||
| 81 | Turkmenistan | $18.20 million | 2009 | ||
| 82 | Uganda | $18.05 million | 2009 | ||
| 83 | Mauritius | $17.95 million | 2009 | ||
| 84 | Liberia | $16.80 million | 2009 | ||
| 85 | Saint Lucia | $16.06 million | 2009 | ||
| 86 | Swaziland | $15.83 million | 2009 | ||
| 87 | Burkina Faso | $15.16 million | 2009 | ||
| 88 | Madagascar | $14.71 million | 2009 | ||
| 89 | Malawi | $14.64 million | 2009 | ||
| 90 | Haiti | $14.58 million | 2009 | ||
| 91 | Fiji | $14.41 million | 2009 | ||
| 92 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | $13.84 million | 2009 | ||
| 93 | Togo | $13.24 million | 2009 | ||
| 94 | Maldives | $13.14 million | 2009 | ||
| 95 | Rwanda | $12.46 million | 2009 | ||
| 96 | Benin | $11.63 million | 2009 | ||
| 97 | Guyana | $10.40 million | 2009 | ||
| 98 | Eritrea | $10.28 million | 2009 | ||
| 99 | Grenada | $9.93 million | 2009 | ||
| 100 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | $9.74 million | 2009 | ||
| 101 | Botswana | $8.73 million | 2009 | ||
| 102 | Niger | $8.54 million | 2009 | ||
| 103 | Seychelles | $8.38 million | 2009 | ||
| 104 | Djibouti | $7.61 million | 2009 | ||
| 105 | Lesotho | $7.43 million | 2009 | ||
| 106 | The Gambia | $7.38 million | 2009 | ||
| 107 | Cape Verde | $6.90 million | 2009 | ||
| 108 | Afghanistan | $6.60 million | 2009 | ||
| 109 | Dominica | $4.03 million | 2009 | ||
| 110 | Guinea-Bissau | $3.59 million | 2009 | ||
| 111 | Burundi | $3.55 million | 2009 | ||
| 112 | Sierra Leone | $3.47 million | 2009 | ||
| 113 | Central African Republic | $3.22 million | 2009 | ||
| 114 | Comoros | $2.86 million | 2009 | ||
| 115 | Samoa | $2.48 million | 2009 | ||
| 116 | Solomon Islands | $2.36 million | 2009 | ||
| 117 | Burma | $1.96 million | 2009 | ||
| 118 | Tonga | $1.43 million | 2009 | ||
| 119 | Vanuatu | $1.39 million | 2009 | ||
| 120 | Sao Tome and Principe | $373,000.00 | 2009 | ||
| 121 | Somalia | 0.0 | 2009 |
