Data for 1986
Interest Payments on External Debt, 1986
1986, as World Bank Group’s 2025 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Interest Payments on External Debt, 1986 covers 86 countries. Guyana is highest, at 14.631; Cambodia is lowest, at 0.002. The middle country reads 2.208. Against 1985, 85 values changed (34 up, 51 down), 1 country joined.
Interest Payments on External Debt · Data for 1986
HighestGuyana
14.631
LowestCambodia
0.002Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the lowest end. A higher value is the worse result.
01Position · derived
The table
Every country and every column of Interest Payments on External Debt, 1986, as published. World Bank Group ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 86 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GuyanaGUYSouth America | 14.631 |
| 2 |  JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 11.740 |
| 3 |  ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 10.698 |
| 4 |  Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 9.278 |
| 5 |  Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 7.236 |
| 6 |  MexicoMEXCentral America | 6.599 |
| 7 |  MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 5.821 |
| 8 |  EcuadorECUSouth America | 5.415 |
| 9 |  Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 5.303 |
| 10 |  PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 4.966 |
| 11 |  GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 4.626 |
| 12 |  ArgentinaARGSouth America | 4.448 |
| 13 |  MoroccoMARNorthern Africa | 4.420 |
| 14 |  JordanJORWestern Asia | 4.382 |
| 15 |  Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 4.277 |
| 16 |  Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 3.886 |
| 17 |  TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 3.806 |
| 18 |  EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 3.757 |
| 19 |  TogoTGOWestern Africa | 3.693 |
| 20 |  KenyaKENEastern Africa | 3.642 |
| 21 |  MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 3.553 |
| 22 |  IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia | 3.519 |
| 23 |  ColombiaCOLSouth America | 3.436 |
| 24 |  ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 3.431 |
| 25 |  NigerNERWestern Africa | 3.180 |
| 26 |  ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia | 3.156 |
| 27 |  MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 3.074 |
| 28 |  BrazilBRASouth America | 3.047 |
| 29 |  MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 3.039 |
| 30 |  BoliviaBOLSouth America | 3.037 |
| 31 |  TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 2.830 |
| 32 |  HondurasHNDCentral America | 2.710 |
| 33 |  DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 2.690 |
| 34 |  ParaguayPRYSouth America | 2.677 |
| 35 |  SenegalSENWestern Africa | 2.581 |
| 36 |  SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 2.576 |
| 37 |  El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 2.575 |
| 38 |  AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 2.568 |
| 39 |  GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 2.503 |
| 40 |  Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 2.496 |
| 41 |  GabonGABMiddle Africa | 2.385 |
| 42 |  MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia | 2.265 |
| 43 |  BeninBENWestern Africa | 2.226 |
| 44 |  BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 2.189 |
| 45 |  FijiFJIMelanesia | 2.137 |
| 46 |  LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 2.073 |
| 47 |  BelizeBLZCentral America | 2.050 |
| 48 |  SamoaWSMPolynesia | 2.036 |
| 49 |  CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 2.032 |
| 50 |  GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 1.980 |
| 51 |  PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 1.800 |
| 52 |  PeruPERSouth America | 1.750 |
| 53 |  Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia | 1.637 |
| 54 |  MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 1.626 |
| 55 |  DominicaDMACaribbean | 1.540 |
| 56 |  UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 1.293 |
| 57 |  MaliMLIWestern Africa | 1.270 |
| 58 |  BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 1.207 |
| 59 |  Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 1.190 |
| 60 |  Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 1.180 |
| 61 |  Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 1.160 |
| 62 |  SudanSDNNorthern Africa | 0.982 |
| 63 |  Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean | 0.969 |
| 64 |  NicaraguaNICCentral America | 0.873 |
| 65 |  IndiaINDSouthern Asia | 0.861 |
| 66 |  VanuatuVUTMelanesia | 0.855 |
| 67 |  LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 0.806 |
| 68 |  HaitiHTICaribbean | 0.786 |
| 69 |  GrenadaGRDCaribbean | 0.756 |
| 70 |  Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 0.745 |
| 71 |  GuineaGINWestern Africa | 0.695 |
| 72 |  BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 0.652 |
| 73 |  EthiopiaETHEastern Africa | 0.605 |
| 74 |  TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 0.560 |
| 75 |  São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa | 0.484 |
| 76 |  TongaTONPolynesia | 0.435 |
| 77 |  NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 0.429 |
| 78 |  ComorosCOMEastern Africa | 0.401 |
| 79 |  RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 0.377 |
| 80 |  ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 0.353 |
| 81 |  Saint LuciaLCACaribbean | 0.294 |
| 82 |  ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 0.214 |
| 83 |  IranIRNSouthern Asia | 0.117 |
| 84 |  BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 0.099 |
| 85 |  LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 0.093 |
| 86 | CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 0.002 |
02In 1986
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- 1Guyana14.631
- 2Jamaica11.740
- 3Zambia10.698
- 4Côte d’Ivoire9.278
- 5Republic of the Congo7.236
A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 2.208. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
031985 → 1986
Since 1985
What changed between 1985 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +1 / −0countries joined / left
- 85values changed, of 85 in both
- 34 · 51rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
- Zambia3.296 → 10.698+7.402
- Sierra Leone1.040 → 4.277+3.237
- Gambia1.974 → 4.626+2.652
- Somalia1.030 → 2.576+1.547
- Mexico5.492 → 6.599+1.107
Fell most
- Jamaica15.833 → 11.740−4.093
- Côte d’Ivoire12.031 → 9.278−2.753
- Peru3.707 → 1.750−1.958
- Argentina6.233 → 4.448−1.784
- Brazil4.325 → 3.047−1.279
+ CambodiaBoth years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.
04Caveats
Read before you use
What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.
One year of the 2025 release
Every year in this series comes from World Bank Group’s 2025 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 1986.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only. The order here sorts the published values, and the page says so wherever it prints one.
Which end is better
A higher value is the worse result.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 86 countries has every column.
05The files
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World Bank Group (1986). Interest Payments on External Debt, 1986 [data set], describing 1986. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/external-debt-interest/1986
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07Questions
Interest Payments on External Debt, 1986: questions and answers
Which country has the highest interest on external debt in Interest Payments on External Debt, 1986?
Guyana, at 14.631, of the 86 countries in the file.
What year does Interest Payments on External Debt, 1986 describe?
1986.
How many countries does Interest Payments on External Debt, 1986 cover?
86.
Where can I download Interest Payments on External Debt, 1986?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is Interest Payments on External Debt, 1986 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Interest Payments on External Debt, 2024.