Data for 1982
Debt Service on External Debt, 1982
1982, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Debt Service on External Debt, 1982 covers 81 countries. Brazil is highest, at 82.119; Solomon Islands is lowest, at 0.601. The middle country reads 18.206.
Debt Service on External Debt · Data for 1982
HighestBrazil
82.119LowestSolomon Islands
0.601Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the lowest end.
01Position · derived
The table
Every country and every column of Debt Service on External Debt, 1982, 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 81 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRASouth America | 82.119 |
| 2 | ECUSouth America | 78.722 |
| 3 | BOLSouth America | 59.749 |
| 4 | MARNorthern Africa | 58.439 |
| 5 | NERWestern Africa | 55.618 |
| 6 | CIVWestern Africa | 54.146 |
| 7 | MEXCentral America | 52.536 |
| 8 | ARGSouth America | 50.174 |
| 9 | PERSouth America | 48.966 |
| 10 | NICCentral America | 45.820 |
| 11 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 43.894 |
| 12 | TURWestern Asia | 37.442 |
| 13 | MWIEastern Africa | 35.026 |
| 14 | DOMCaribbean | 34.961 |
| 15 | GNBWestern Africa | 32.605 |
| 16 | HNDCentral America | 32.283 |
| 17 | SDNNorthern Africa | 32.278 |
| 18 | DZANorthern Africa | 31.766 |
| 19 | ZMBEastern Africa | 31.101 |
| 20 | KENEastern Africa | 30.483 |
| 21 | COLSouth America | 30.460 |
| 22 | MDGEastern Africa | 28.734 |
| 23 | SLEWestern Africa | 27.726 |
| 24 | MMRSouth-eastern Asia | 27.610 |
| 25 | PAKSouthern Asia | 26.950 |
| 26 | JAMCaribbean | 26.495 |
| 27 | PNGMelanesia | 25.187 |
| 28 | TZAEastern Africa | 24.942 |
| 29 | EGYNorthern Africa | 23.741 |
| 30 | PRYSouth America | 22.213 |
| 31 | BGDSouthern Asia | 21.636 |
| 32 | CMRMiddle Africa | 21.509 |
| 33 | GUYSouth America | 21.178 |
| 34 | STPMiddle Africa | 20.904 |
| 35 | THASouth-eastern Asia | 20.604 |
| 36 | GMBWestern Africa | 20.163 |
| 37 | COGMiddle Africa | 19.986 |
| 38 | TGOWestern Africa | 18.815 |
| 39 | MRTWestern Africa | 18.626 |
| 40 | WSMPolynesia | 18.343 |
| 41 | UGAEastern Africa | 18.206 |
| 42 | LKASouthern Asia | 18.204 |
| 43 | TUNNorthern Africa | 18.188 |
| 44 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 18.126 |
| 45 | MUSEastern Africa | 17.274 |
| 46 | NGAWestern Africa | 16.226 |
| 47 | GHAWestern Africa | 15.556 |
| 48 | SLVCentral America | 15.503 |
| 49 | INDSouthern Asia | 15.466 |
| 50 | JORWestern Asia | 14.065 |
| 51 | SENWestern Africa | 13.658 |
| 52 | ZWEEastern Africa | 13.217 |
| 53 | ETHEastern Africa | 13.082 |
| 54 | GABMiddle Africa | 13.027 |
| 55 | BENWestern Africa | 12.916 |
| 56 | GTMCentral America | 11.901 |
| 57 | BFAWestern Africa | 10.764 |
| 58 | HTICaribbean | 10.633 |
| 59 | MLIWestern Africa | 10.266 |
| 60 | LBRWestern Africa | 10.157 |
| 61 | CHNEastern Asia | 8.592 |
| 62 | SOMEastern Africa | 7.809 |
| 63 | GRDCaribbean | 7.359 |
| 64 | NPLSouthern Asia | 6.848 |
| 65 | FJIMelanesia | 6.811 |
| 66 | IRNSouthern Asia | 5.460 |
| 67 | SWZSouthern Africa | 5.316 |
| 68 | MDVSouthern Asia | 5.283 |
| 69 | CAFMiddle Africa | 5.054 |
| 70 | RWAEastern Africa | 4.657 |
| 71 | CPVWestern Africa | 4.402 |
| 72 | COMEastern Africa | 3.754 |
| 73 | VCTCaribbean | 3.143 |
| 74 | DMACaribbean | 2.807 |
| 75 | TCDMiddle Africa | 2.796 |
| 76 | LSOSouthern Africa | 2.342 |
| 77 | BWASouthern Africa | 2.246 |
| 78 | BGREastern Europe | 1.712 |
| 79 | LCACaribbean | 1.423 |
| 80 | VUTMelanesia | 0.897 |
| 81 | SLBMelanesia | 0.601 |
02In 1982
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Lowest
- 81
Solomon Islands0.601
- 80
Vanuatu0.897
- 79
Saint Lucia1.423
- 78
Bulgaria1.712
- 77
Botswana2.246
A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 18.206. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
03Caveats
Read before you use
What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.
One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from World Bank Group’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 1982.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 81 countries has every column.
04The files
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World Bank Group (1982). Debt Service on External Debt, 1982 [data set], describing 1982. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/debt-service/1982
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06Questions
Debt Service on External Debt, 1982: questions and answers
Which country has the highest external debt service in Debt Service on External Debt, 1982?
Brazil, at 82.119, of the 81 countries in the file.
What year does Debt Service on External Debt, 1982 describe?
1982.
How many countries does Debt Service on External Debt, 1982 cover?
81.
Where can I download Debt Service on External Debt, 1982?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is Debt Service on External Debt, 1982 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Debt Service on External Debt, 2024.