Economy > External debt > Interest > Interest payments on external debt > Total > INT > Current US$: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
Interest payments are actual amounts of interest paid by the borrower in foreign currency, goods, or services in the year specified. This item includes interest paid on long-term debt, IMF charges, and interest paid on short-term debt. 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. Short-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original maturity of one year or less. Available data permit no distinction between public and private nonguaranteed short-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.".
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | $18.19 billion | 2009 | ||
| 2 | Brazil | $14.17 billion | 2009 | ||
| 3 | Turkey | $11.56 billion | 2009 | ||
| 4 | Mexico | $10.37 billion | 2009 | ||
| 5 | China | $7.35 billion | 2009 | ||
| 6 | India | $5.42 billion | 2009 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | $4.92 billion | 2009 | |||
| 7 | Indonesia | $4.42 billion | 2009 | ||
| 8 | Kazakhstan | $4.04 billion | 2009 | ||
| 9 | Ukraine | $3.92 billion | 2009 | ||
| 10 | Philippines | $3.50 billion | 2009 | ||
| 11 | Argentina | $3.34 billion | 2009 | ||
| 12 | Romania | $3.17 billion | 2009 | ||
| 13 | Venezuela | $3.15 billion | 2009 | ||
| 14 | Colombia | $2.92 billion | 2009 | ||
| 15 | Malaysia | $2.28 billion | 2009 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | $2.14 billion | 2009 | |||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | $1.73 billion | 2009 | |||
| 16 | Thailand | $1.71 billion | 2009 | ||
| 17 | Chile | $1.67 billion | 2009 | ||
| 18 | South Africa | $1.60 billion | 2009 | ||
| 19 | Lebanon | $1.55 billion | 2009 | ||
| 20 | Bulgaria | $1.52 billion | 2009 | ||
| 21 | Peru | $1.35 billion | 2009 | ||
| South Asia average (profile) | $1.34 billion | 2009 | |||
| 22 | Serbia and Montenegro | $1.04 billion | 2009 | ||
| 23 | Pakistan | $1.00 billion | 2009 | ||
| 24 | Ecuador | $903.33 million | 2009 | ||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | $872.28 million | 2009 | |||
| 25 | Panama | $791.39 million | 2009 | ||
| 26 | Lithuania | $763.16 million | 2009 | ||
| 27 | Tunisia | $757.93 million | 2009 | ||
| 28 | Jamaica | $747.82 million | 2009 | ||
| 29 | Morocco | $701.50 million | 2009 | ||
| 30 | Guatemala | $667.64 million | 2009 | ||
| 31 | Uruguay | $579.81 million | 2009 | ||
| 32 | El Salvador | $538.68 million | 2009 | ||
| 33 | Dominican Republic | $508.70 million | 2009 | ||
| 34 | Costa Rica | $436.71 million | 2009 | ||
| 35 | Vietnam | $435.50 million | 2009 | ||
| 36 | Sri Lanka | $352.88 million | 2009 | ||
| 37 | Belarus | $312.75 million | 2009 | ||
| 38 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $291.68 million | 2009 | ||
| 39 | Cote d'Ivoire | $266.28 million | 2009 | ||
| 40 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | $251.32 million | 2009 | ||
| 41 | Bangladesh | $228.04 million | 2009 | ||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | $183.24 million | 2009 | |||
| 42 | Nigeria | $170.55 million | 2009 | ||
| 43 | Jordan | $163.96 million | 2009 | ||
| failed states average (profile) | $148.34 million | 2009 | |||
| 44 | Gabon | $147.98 million | 2009 | ||
| 45 | Syria | $143.71 million | 2009 | ||
| 46 | Algeria | $139.64 million | 2009 | ||
| 47 | Bolivia | $137.31 million | 2009 | ||
| 48 | Paraguay | $135.21 million | 2009 | ||
| 49 | Ghana | $129.18 million | 2009 | ||
| 50 | Sudan | $117.56 million | 2009 | ||
| 51 | Nicaragua | $115.59 million | 2009 | ||
| 52 | Kenya | $108.72 million | 2009 | ||
| 53 | Armenia | $102.25 million | 2009 | ||
| 54 | Georgia | $99.55 million | 2009 | ||
| 55 | Uzbekistan | $94.70 million | 2009 | ||
| 56 | Albania | $92.31 million | 2009 | ||
| 57 | Azerbaijan | $89.38 million | 2009 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | $79.37 million | 2009 | |||
| 58 | Laos | $76.94 million | 2009 | ||
| 59 | Congo, Republic of the | $76.87 million | 2009 | ||
| 60 | Honduras | $73.14 million | 2009 | ||
| 61 | Moldova | $69.54 million | 2009 | ||
| 62 | Cameroon | $58.85 million | 2009 | ||
| 63 | Tanzania | $58.82 million | 2009 | ||
| 64 | Senegal | $52.05 million | 2009 | ||
| 65 | Zambia | $47.51 million | 2009 | ||
| 66 | Belize | $47.35 million | 2009 | ||
| 67 | Tajikistan | $42.93 million | 2009 | ||
| 68 | Ethiopia | $41.48 million | 2009 | ||
| 69 | Kyrgyzstan | $39.40 million | 2009 | ||
| 70 | Zimbabwe | $35.00 million | 2009 | ||
| 71 | Bhutan | $34.44 million | 2009 | ||
| 72 | Nepal | $33.81 million | 2009 | ||
| 73 | Guinea | $33.09 million | 2009 | ||
| 74 | Mongolia | $31.27 million | 2009 | ||
| 75 | Papua New Guinea | $28.92 million | 2009 | ||
| 76 | Mozambique | $28.81 million | 2009 | ||
| 77 | Liberia | $27.69 million | 2009 | ||
| 78 | Mali | $25.91 million | 2009 | ||
| 79 | Mauritania | $24.32 million | 2009 | ||
| 80 | Cambodia | $23.39 million | 2009 | ||
| 81 | Chad | $23.23 million | 2009 | ||
| 82 | Uganda | $22.09 million | 2009 | ||
| 83 | Burma | $19.96 million | 2009 | ||
| 84 | Maldives | $19.22 million | 2009 | ||
| 85 | Turkmenistan | $19.20 million | 2009 | ||
| 86 | Seychelles | $18.54 million | 2009 | ||
| 87 | Mauritius | $17.95 million | 2009 | ||
| 88 | Saint Lucia | $17.56 million | 2009 | ||
| 89 | Madagascar | $16.67 million | 2009 | ||
| 90 | Swaziland | $15.83 million | 2009 | ||
| 91 | Fiji | $15.81 million | 2009 | ||
| 92 | Malawi | $15.69 million | 2009 | ||
| 93 | Burkina Faso | $15.43 million | 2009 | ||
| 94 | Haiti | $15.15 million | 2009 | ||
| 95 | Togo | $14.00 million | 2009 | ||
| 96 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | $13.87 million | 2009 | ||
| 97 | Rwanda | $12.56 million | 2009 | ||
| 98 | Benin | $12.07 million | 2009 | ||
| 99 | Guyana | $11.32 million | 2009 | ||
| 100 | Botswana | $10.73 million | 2009 | ||
| 101 | Grenada | $10.51 million | 2009 | ||
| 102 | Eritrea | $10.28 million | 2009 | ||
| 103 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | $9.76 million | 2009 | ||
| 104 | Niger | $8.81 million | 2009 | ||
| 105 | The Gambia | $7.84 million | 2009 | ||
| 106 | Djibouti | $7.69 million | 2009 | ||
| 107 | Lesotho | $7.57 million | 2009 | ||
| 108 | Afghanistan | $7.11 million | 2009 | ||
| 109 | Cape Verde | $6.96 million | 2009 | ||
| 110 | Dominica | $4.71 million | 2009 | ||
| 111 | Burundi | $4.12 million | 2009 | ||
| 112 | Sierra Leone | $3.78 million | 2009 | ||
| 113 | Guinea-Bissau | $3.71 million | 2009 | ||
| 114 | Central African Republic | $3.63 million | 2009 | ||
| 115 | Comoros | $2.91 million | 2009 | ||
| 116 | Samoa | $2.48 million | 2009 | ||
| 117 | Solomon Islands | $2.36 million | 2009 | ||
| 118 | Vanuatu | $2.10 million | 2009 | ||
| 119 | Tonga | $1.43 million | 2009 | ||
| 120 | Sao Tome and Principe | $395,000.00 | 2009 | ||
| 121 | Somalia | 0.0 | 2009 |
