Data for 1989
Interest Payments on External Debt, 1989
1989, as World Bank Group’s 2025 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Interest Payments on External Debt, 1989 covers 89 countries. Guyana is highest, at 22.928; Cambodia is lowest, at 0.002. The middle country reads 1.607. Against 1988, 86 values changed (39 up, 47 down), 3 countries joined.
Interest Payments on External Debt · Data for 1989
HighestGuyana
22.928
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, 1989, 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 89 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GuyanaGUYSouth America | 22.928 |
| 2 |  JordanJORWestern Asia | 7.289 |
| 3 |  Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 6.950 |
| 4 |  Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 6.933 |
| 5 |  JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 5.656 |
| 6 |  Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 4.983 |
| 7 |  ColombiaCOLSouth America | 4.751 |
| 8 |  MoroccoMARNorthern Africa | 4.652 |
| 9 |  PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 4.595 |
| 10 |  TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 4.441 |
| 11 |  MexicoMEXCentral America | 4.372 |
| 12 |  IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia | 4.270 |
| 13 |  EcuadorECUSouth America | 3.957 |
| 14 |  MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 3.877 |
| 15 |  São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa | 3.752 |
| 16 |  EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 3.622 |
| 17 |  AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 3.525 |
| 18 |  MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 3.520 |
| 19 |  KenyaKENEastern Africa | 3.509 |
| 20 |  GabonGABMiddle Africa | 3.130 |
| 21 |  SenegalSENWestern Africa | 3.070 |
| 22 |  ArgentinaARGSouth America | 3.049 |
| 23 |  TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 2.942 |
| 24 |  BoliviaBOLSouth America | 2.873 |
| 25 |  MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 2.693 |
| 26 |  GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 2.657 |
| 27 |  ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 2.534 |
| 28 |  Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia | 2.315 |
| 29 |  MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 2.293 |
| 30 |  TogoTGOWestern Africa | 2.291 |
| 31 |  ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia | 2.285 |
| 32 |  GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 2.269 |
| 33 |  Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 2.251 |
| 34 |  NigerNERWestern Africa | 2.190 |
| 35 |  FijiFJIMelanesia | 2.180 |
| 36 |  DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 2.002 |
| 37 |  PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 1.964 |
| 38 |  Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 1.917 |
| 39 |  LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 1.852 |
| 40 |  CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 1.830 |
| 41 |  MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 1.726 |
| 42 |  ParaguayPRYSouth America | 1.721 |
| 43 |  ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 1.695 |
| 44 |  El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 1.649 |
| 45 |  GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 1.607 |
| 46 |  HondurasHNDCentral America | 1.501 |
| 47 |  BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 1.500 |
| 48 |  BelizeBLZCentral America | 1.424 |
| 49 |  MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia | 1.358 |
| 50 |  VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia | 1.330 |
| 51 |  IndiaINDSouthern Asia | 1.308 |
| 52 |  AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 1.259 |
| 53 |  BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 1.252 |
| 54 |  SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 1.222 |
| 55 |  BrazilBRASouth America | 1.204 |
| 56 |  BeninBENWestern Africa | 1.153 |
| 57 |  PeruPERSouth America | 1.143 |
| 58 |  GuineaGINWestern Africa | 1.116 |
| 59 |  DominicaDMACaribbean | 1.052 |
| 60 |  Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 1.041 |
| 61 |  MaliMLIWestern Africa | 1.018 |
| 62 |  Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 0.991 |
| 63 |  TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 0.980 |
| 64 |  BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 0.974 |
| 65 |  LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 0.940 |
| 66 |  VanuatuVUTMelanesia | 0.925 |
| 67 |  ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 0.920 |
| 68 |  Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 0.906 |
| 69 |  UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 0.884 |
| 70 |  Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean | 0.867 |
| 71 |  SamoaWSMPolynesia | 0.830 |
| 72 |  NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 0.811 |
| 73 |  Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 0.804 |
| 74 |  NicaraguaNICCentral America | 0.793 |
| 75 |  GrenadaGRDCaribbean | 0.755 |
| 76 |  EthiopiaETHEastern Africa | 0.730 |
| 77 |  HaitiHTICaribbean | 0.670 |
| 78 |  BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 0.645 |
| 79 |  Saint LuciaLCACaribbean | 0.636 |
| 80 |  RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 0.515 |
| 81 |  TongaTONPolynesia | 0.478 |
| 82 |  ComorosCOMEastern Africa | 0.397 |
| 83 |  LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 0.355 |
| 84 |  IranIRNSouthern Asia | 0.277 |
| 85 |  ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 0.269 |
| 86 |  SudanSDNNorthern Africa | 0.247 |
| 87 |  Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 0.213 |
| 88 |  LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 0.108 |
| 89 | CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 0.002 |
02In 1989
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- 1Guyana22.928
- 2Jordan7.289
- 3Republic of the Congo6.950
- 4Côte d’Ivoire6.933
- 5Jamaica5.656
Lowest
- 89Cambodia0.002
- 88Liberia0.108
- 87Sierra Leone0.213
- 86Sudan0.247
- 85Chad0.269
A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 1.607. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
031988 → 1989
Since 1988
What changed between 1988 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +3 / −0countries joined / left
- 86values changed, of 86 in both
- 39 · 47rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
- Guyana17.131 → 22.928+5.797
- São Tomé and Príncipe1.264 → 3.752+2.488
- Côte d’Ivoire5.253 → 6.933+1.680
- Madagascar2.856 → 3.877+1.021
- Somalia0.319 → 1.222+0.903
Fell most
- Brazil3.995 → 1.204−2.791
- Togo4.173 → 2.291−1.882
- Dominican Republic3.631 → 1.917−1.715
- Paraguay3.428 → 1.721−1.707
- Jamaica7.204 → 5.656−1.549
+ Angola+ Lebanon+ VietnamBoth 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
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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 1989.
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 89 countries has every column.
05The files
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World Bank Group (1989). Interest Payments on External Debt, 1989 [data set], describing 1989. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/external-debt-interest/1989
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07Questions
Interest Payments on External Debt, 1989: questions and answers
Which country has the highest interest on external debt in Interest Payments on External Debt, 1989?
Guyana, at 22.928, of the 89 countries in the file.
What year does Interest Payments on External Debt, 1989 describe?
1989.
How many countries does Interest Payments on External Debt, 1989 cover?
89.
Where can I download Interest Payments on External Debt, 1989?
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, 1989 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Interest Payments on External Debt, 2024.