Data for 2022
Interest Payments on External Debt, 2022
2022, as World Bank Group’s 2025 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Interest Payments on External Debt, 2022 covers 118 countries. Mozambique is highest, at 13.2113; Iran is lowest, at 0.0316. The middle country reads 1.1159. Against 2021, 118 values changed (87 up, 31 down), the same countries are covered.
Interest Payments on External Debt · Data for 2022
HighestMozambique
13.2113LowestIran
0.0316Shaded 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, 2022, 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 118 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13.2113 | |
| 2 | 5.8017 | |
| 3 | 5.5404 | |
| 4 | 4.9344 | |
| 5 | 4.4184 | |
| 6 | 4.3805 | |
| 7 | 3.9342 | |
| 8 | 3.6747 | |
| 9 | 3.4660 | |
| 10 | 3.2724 | |
| 11 | 3.1303 | |
| 12 | 3.1186 | |
| 13 | 3.0562 | |
| 14 | 3.0234 | |
| 15 | 2.9393 | |
| 16 | 2.8639 | |
| 17 | 2.2453 | |
| 18 | 2.2396 | |
| 19 | 2.2105 | |
| 20 | 2.2094 | |
| 21 | 2.2074 | |
| 22 | 2.1619 | |
| 23 | 2.1563 | |
| 24 | 2.0974 | |
| 25 | 1.9852 | |
| 26 | 1.9076 | |
| 27 | 1.8716 | |
| 28 | 1.7976 | |
| 29 | 1.7728 | |
| 30 | 1.7444 | |
| 31 | 1.7334 | |
| 32 | 1.7177 | |
| 33 | 1.7070 | |
| 34 | 1.7005 | |
| 35 | 1.6473 | |
| 36 | 1.6289 | |
| 37 | 1.6234 | |
| 38 | 1.6062 | |
| 39 | 1.5851 | |
| 40 | 1.5716 | |
| 41 | 1.5518 | |
| 42 | 1.5516 | |
| 43 | 1.4765 | |
| 44 | 1.4662 | |
| 45 | 1.4463 | |
| 46 | 1.3304 | |
| 47 | 1.2780 | |
| 48 | 1.2695 | |
| 49 | 1.2576 | |
| 50 | 1.2569 | |
| 51 | 1.2467 | |
| 52 | 1.2463 | |
| 53 | 1.2364 | |
| 54 | 1.2347 | |
| 55 | 1.2266 | |
| 56 | 1.2155 | |
| 57 | 1.1522 | |
| 58 | 1.1379 | |
| 59 | 1.1193 | |
| 60 | 1.1124 | |
| 61 | 1.0856 | |
| 62 | 1.0742 | |
| 63 | 1.0495 | |
| 64 | 1.0439 | |
| 65 | 1.0344 | |
| 66 | 1.0333 | |
| 67 | 0.9956 | |
| 68 | 0.9490 | |
| 69 | 0.9070 | |
| 70 | 0.7774 | |
| 71 | 0.7770 | |
| 72 | 0.7667 | |
| 73 | 0.7537 | |
| 74 | 0.7528 | |
| 75 | 0.7474 | |
| 76 | 0.7018 | |
| 77 | 0.6933 | |
| 78 | 0.6236 | |
| 79 | 0.5797 | |
| 80 | 0.5769 | |
| 81 | 0.5740 | |
| 82 | 0.5551 | |
| 83 | 0.5528 | |
| 84 | 0.5218 | |
| 85 | 0.5127 | |
| 86 | 0.5083 | |
| 87 | 0.4990 | |
| 88 | 0.4925 | |
| 89 | 0.4637 | |
| 90 | 0.3885 | |
| 91 | 0.3841 | |
| 92 | 0.3794 | |
| 93 | 0.3776 | |
| 94 | 0.3597 | |
| 95 | 0.3413 | |
| 96 | 0.3323 | |
| 97 | 0.3154 | |
| 98 | 0.3135 | |
| 99 | 0.3039 | |
| 100 | 0.2978 | |
| 101 | 0.2786 | |
| 102 | 0.2748 | |
| 103 | 0.2650 | |
| 104 | 0.2446 | |
| 105 | 0.2339 | |
| 106 | 0.2239 | |
| 107 | 0.2141 | |
| 108 | 0.1561 | |
| 109 | 0.1390 | |
| 110 | 0.1384 | |
| 111 | 0.0952 | |
| 112 | 0.0861 | |
| 113 | 0.0812 | |
| 114 | 0.0692 | |
| 115 | 0.0580 | |
| 116 | 0.0550 | |
| 117 | 0.0453 | |
| 118 | 0.0316 |
02In 2022
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- 1
Mozambique13.2113
- 2
Lebanon5.8017
- 3
Jamaica5.5404
- 4
Montenegro4.9344
- 5
Mauritius4.4184
A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 1.1159. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032021 → 2022
Since 2021
What changed between 2021 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 118values changed, of 118 in both
- 87 · 31rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Mozambique5.0221 → 13.2113+8.1892
Lebanon2.1081 → 5.8017+3.6936
Montenegro2.8557 → 4.9344+2.0787
Laos1.3899 → 3.1186+1.7287
Senegal1.7522 → 3.4660+1.7137
Fell most
Sudan4.6792 → 0.0812−4.5980
Angola3.8379 → 2.8639−0.9740
Dominican Republic2.9017 → 2.0974−0.8043
Brazil1.8297 → 1.0333−0.7963
Ukraine2.1250 → 1.5516−0.5734
Both 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 2022.
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 118 countries has every column.
05The files
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Cite this edition
World Bank Group (2022). Interest Payments on External Debt, 2022 [data set], describing 2022. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/external-debt-interest/2022
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07Questions
Interest Payments on External Debt, 2022: questions and answers
Which country has the highest interest on external debt in Interest Payments on External Debt, 2022?
Mozambique, at 13.2113, of the 118 countries in the file.
What year does Interest Payments on External Debt, 2022 describe?
2022.
How many countries does Interest Payments on External Debt, 2022 cover?
118.
Where can I download Interest Payments on External Debt, 2022?
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, 2022 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Interest Payments on External Debt, 2024.