List of colonial governors in 1884

Belgium

 * International Association of the Congo
 * Frederic John Goldsmid, Administrator, International Association of the Congo (1884)
 * Francis Walter de Winton, Administrator-General of the International Association of the Congo (1884–1885)

France

 * Obock and Tadjoura –
 * Léonce Lagarde, Commissioner of Obock Territory (1883–1884)
 * Léonce Lagarde, Commandant of Obock and Tadjoura (1884–1887)
 * Oceania – Marie Nicolas François Auguste Morau, Governor of Oceania Colony (1883–1885)
 * Riviéres du Sud – Jean-Marie Bayol, Lieutenant-Governor of Riviéres du Sud (1882–1891)

Portugal

 * Angola – Francisco Joaquim Ferreira do Amaral, Governor-General of Angola (1882–1886)

United Kingdom

 * Lagos Colony -
 * Malta Colony
 * Arthur Borton, Governor of Malta (1878–1884)
 * Lintorn Simmons, Governor of Malta (1884–1888)
 * New South Wales – Lord Augustus Loftus, Governor of New South Wales (1879–1885)
 * Queensland – Sir Anthony Musgrave, Governor of Queensland (1883–1888)
 * Tasmania – Major George Strahan, Governor of Tasmania (1881–1886)
 * South Australia – Sir William Robinson, Governor of SouthAustralia (1883–1889)
 * Victoria
 * George Phipps, Lord Normanby, Governor of Victoria (1879–1884)
 * Henry, Lord Loch, Governor of Victoria (1884–1889)
 * Western Australia – Sir Frederick Broome, Governor of Western Australia (1883–1890)