Debt - external
| Afghanistan | $1.28 billion (FY10/11) $2.7 billion (FY08/09) |
| Albania | $7.797 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $7.716 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Algeria | $6.301 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $2.7 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| American Samoa | $NA |
| Andorra | $0 (2016) |
| Angola | $37.7 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $33.83 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Anguilla | $8.8 million (1998) $41.04 million (31 December 2013 est.) |
| Antigua and Barbuda | $441.2 million (31 December 2012) $458 million (June 2010) |
| Argentina | $155.1 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $136.1 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Armenia | $8.365 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $8.554 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Aruba | $693.2 million (31 December 2014 est.) $666.4 million (31 December 2013 est.) |
| Australia | $1.692 trillion (31 December 2016 est.) $1.524 trillion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Austria | $689.1 billion (31 March 2016 est.) $679.3 billion (31 March 2015 est.) |
| Azerbaijan | $12.65 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $12.28 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Bahamas, The | $17.56 billion (31 December 2013 est.) $16.35 billion (31 December 2012 est.) |
| Bahrain | $21.16 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $19.74 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Bangladesh | $37.26 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $35.49 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Barbados | $4.49 billion (2010 est.) $668 million (2003 est.) |
| Belarus | $34.75 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $34.85 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Belgium | $1.281 trillion (31 March 2016 est.) $1.214 trillion (31 March 2015 est.) |
| Belize | $1.327 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $1.309 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Benin | $2.34 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $2.115 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Bermuda | $2.435 billion (2015 est.) $1.4 billion (2012 est.) |
| Bhutan | $2.261 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $1.911 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Bolivia | $7.268 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $6.341 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | $9.768 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $9.597 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Botswana | $2.386 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $2.221 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Brazil | $544.1 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $542.3 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| British Virgin Islands | $36.1 million (1997) |
| Brunei | $0 (2014) $0 (2013) note: public external debt only; private external debt unavailable |
| Bulgaria | $36.52 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $37.25 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Burkina Faso | $3.092 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $2.669 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Burma | $9.041 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $7.407 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Burundi | $705.2 million (31 December 2016 est.) $684.1 million (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Cambodia | $8.46 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $7.483 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Cameroon | $7.375 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $6.3 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Canada | $1.608 trillion (31 March 2016 est.) $1.55 trillion (31 March 2015 est.) |
| Cape Verde | $1.66 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $1.534 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Central African Republic | $686.9 million (31 December 2016 est.) $661.9 million (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Chad | $1.875 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $2.802 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Chile | $160 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $156.1 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| China | $1.421 trillion (31 December 2016 est.) $1.418 trillion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Colombia | $109.6 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $110.5 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Comoros | $133.3 million (31 December 2016 est.) $132.8 million (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | $5.331 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $5.106 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Congo, Republic of the | $4.817 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $4.324 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Cook Islands | $141 million (1996 est.) |
| Costa Rica | $24.91 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $23.18 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Cote d'Ivoire | $12.84 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $11.71 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Croatia | $48.11 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $50.88 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Cuba | $26.32 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $26 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Cyprus | $95.28 billion (31 December 2013 est.) $103.5 billion (31 December 2012 est.) |
| Denmark | $484.8 billion (31 March 2016 est.) $519.8 billion (31 March 2015 est.) |
| Djibouti | $1.339 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $1.09 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Dominica | $288.6 million (31 December 2016 est.) $275.4 million (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Dominican Republic | $26.05 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $25.71 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| East Timor | $311.5 million (31 December 2014 est.) $687 million (31 December 2013 est.) |
| Ecuador | $33.22 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $30.79 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Egypt | $50.67 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $44.61 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| El Salvador | $16.32 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $15.51 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Equatorial Guinea | $1.364 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $1.194 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Eritrea | $820.2 million (31 December 2016 est.) $831.2 million (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Estonia | $19.05 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $18.3 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Ethiopia | $22.49 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $19.04 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| European Union | $13.05 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) $14.14 trillion (31 December 2013) |
| Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | $NA |
| Faroe Islands | $387.6 million (2012) $274.5 million (2010) |
| Fiji | $833.4 million (31 December 2016 est.) $820.1 million (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Finland | $544.7 billion (31 March 2016 est.) $524.7 billion (31 March 2015 est.) |
| France | $5.36 trillion (31 March 2016 est.) $5.25 trillion (31 March 2015 est.) |
| French Polynesia | $NA |
| Gabon | $5.158 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $4.883 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Gambia, The | g: $541.8 million (31 December 2016 est.) $502.5 million (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Gaza Strip | see entry for the West Bank |
| Georgia | $13.65 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $13.31 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Germany | $5.326 trillion (31 March 2016 est.) $5.21 trillion (31 March 2015 est.) |
| Ghana | $21.17 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $19.15 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Gibraltar | $NA |
| Greece | $506.6 billion (31 March 2016 est.) $468.2 billion (31 March 2015 est.) |
| Greenland | $36.4 million (2010) $58 million (2009) |
| Grenada | $679 million (2013 est.) $538 million (2010 est.) |
| Guam | $NA |
| Guatemala | $19.09 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $18.6 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Guernsey | $NA |
| Guinea | $1.332 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $1.329 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Guinea-Bissau | $1.095 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $941.5 million (31 December 2000 est.) |
| Guyana | $2.303 billion (31 December 2013 est.) $1.974 billion (31 December 2012 est.) |
| Haiti | $2.022 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $1.969 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Honduras | $8.042 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $7.649 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Hong Kong | $446 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $491.9 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Hungary | $131.2 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $127.6 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Iceland | $27.3 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $31.04 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| India | $507 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $480.8 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Indonesia | $316.4 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $302.3 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Iran | $7.116 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $5.348 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Iraq | $68.01 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $60.28 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Ireland | $2.47 trillion (31 March 2016 est.) $2.35 trillion (31 March 2015 est.) |
| Isle of Man | $NA |
| Israel | $91.08 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $89.36 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Italy | $2.444 trillion (31 March 2016 est.) $2.3 trillion (31 March 2015 est.) |
| Jamaica | $16.76 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $16.49 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Japan | $3.24 trillion (31 March 2016 est.) $2.83 trillion (31 March 2015 est.) |
| Jersey | $NA |
| Jordan | $13.32 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $13.24 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Kazakhstan | $147.7 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $153.3 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Kenya | $20.25 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $17.92 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Kiribati | $13.6 million (2013 est.) $14.1 million (2012 est.) |
| Korea, North | $5 billion (2013 est.) |
| Korea, South | $380.9 billion (2016 est.) $396.1 billion (2015 est.) |
| Kosovo | $1.4 billion (2016 est.) $1.3 billion (2015 est.) |
| Kuwait | $41.3 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $37.23 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Kyrgyzstan | $7.728 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $7.37 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Laos | $11.98 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $10.77 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Latvia | $40.02 billion (31 March 2016 est.) $38.19 billion (31 March 2015 est.) |
| Lebanon | $40.74 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $37.08 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Lesotho | $948.8 million (31 December 2016 est.) $866.7 million (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Liberia | $501.4 million (30 November 2016 est.) $383.8 million (30 November 2015 est.) |
| Libya | $3.531 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $3.985 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Liechtenstein | $0 (2015 est.) note: public external debt only; private external debt unavailable |
| Lithuania | $34.48 billion (31 March 2016 est.) $31.6 billion (31 March 2015 est.) |
| Luxembourg | $3.781 trillion (31 March 2016 est.) $3.806 trillion (31 March 2015 est.) |
| Macau | $0 (31 December 2013) $0 (31 December 2012) |
| Macedonia | $7.646 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $6.873 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Madagascar | $2.563 billion (30 June 2016 est.) $2.526 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Malawi | $1.921 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $1.715 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Malaysia | $187.5 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $186.5 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Maldives | $693.7 million (2015 est.) $741.6 million (2014 est.) |
| Mali | $3.626 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $3.334 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Malta | $90.98 billion (September 2016 est.) $99.02 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Marshall Islands | $97.96 million (2013 est.) $87 million (2008 est.) |
| Mauritania | $3.585 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $3.415 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Mauritius | $10.89 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $10.62 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Mexico | $484.6 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $441.6 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Micronesia, Federated States of | $93.6 million (2013 est.) $93.5 million (2012 est.) |
| Moldova | $6.595 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $6.381 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Monaco | $NA |
| Mongolia | $18.67 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $18.16 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Montenegro | $1.576 billion (31 December 2014 est.) $1.433 billion (31 December 2013 est.) |
| Montserrat | $8.9 million (1997) |
| Morocco | $42.98 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $42.25 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Mozambique | $9.554 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $9.743 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Namibia | $6.515 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $6.124 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Nauru | $33.3 million (2004 est.) |
| Nepal | $3.578 billion (FY 2016 est.) $3.273 billion (FY 2015 est.) |
| Netherlands | $4.063 trillion (31 December 2016 est.) $4.054 trillion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| New Caledonia | $112 million (31 December 2013 est.) $79 million (31 December 1998 est.) |
| New Zealand | $81.39 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $83.4 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Nicaragua | $11.1 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $10.64 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Niger | $2.729 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $2.611 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Nigeria | $39.1 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $32.27 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Niue | $418,000 (2002 est.) |
| Norfolk Island | $NA |
| Northern Mariana Islands | $NA |
| Norway | $642.3 billion (31 March 2016 est.) $640.1 billion (31 March 2015 est.) note: Norway is a net external creditor |
| Oman | $20.85 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $12.94 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Pakistan | $64.04 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $62.18 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Palau | $18.38 billion (31 December 2014 est.) $16.47 billion (31 December 2013 est.) |
| Panama | $22.9 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $21.03 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Papua New Guinea | $22.04 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $20.41 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Paraguay | $15.42 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $14.41 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Peru | $69.78 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $67.87 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Philippines | $77.47 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $74.76 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Poland | $344.8 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $332.2 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Portugal | $449 billion (31 March 2016 est.) $447 billion (31 March 2015 est.) |
| Puerto Rico | $56.82 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $52.98 billion (31 December 2009 est.) |
| Qatar | $159.2 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $141.6 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Romania | $101.4 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $102.6 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Russia | $514.8 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $520.2 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Rwanda | $2.442 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $2.178 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Saint Helena | $NA |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | $187.5 million (31 December 2016 est.) $168.3 million (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Saint Lucia | $523.2 million (31 December 2016 est.) $517 million (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | $NA |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | $321.1 million (31 December 2016 est.) $327 million (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Samoa | $447.2 million (31 December 2013 est.) $450.2 million (31 December 2014 est.) |
| San Marino | $NA |
| Sao Tome and Principe | $236.5 million (31 December 2016 est.) $219 million (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Saudi Arabia | $200.9 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $169.8 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Senegal | $6.186 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $5.735 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Serbia | $28.23 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $28.86 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Seychelles | $2.552 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $2.758 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Sierra Leone | $1.561 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $1.403 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Singapore | $467.4 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $465.5 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Slovakia | $75.04 billion (31 March 2016 est.) $74.19 billion (31 March 2015 est.) |
| Slovenia | $46.3 billion (31 January 2017 est.) $48.2 billion (31 January 2016 est.) |
| Solomon Islands | $491.5 million (31 December 2013 est.) $187.3 million (31 December 2014 est.) |
| Somalia | $5.3 billion (31 December 2014 est.) $3.054 billion (31 December 2013 est.) |
| South Africa | $129.7 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $131.7 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Spain | $2.094 trillion (31 March 2016 est.) $1.963 trillion (31 March 2015 est.) |
| Sri Lanka | $45.1 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $44.8 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Sudan | $51.1 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $49.42 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Suriname | $1.439 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $1.15 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Swaziland | $366 million (31 December 2016 est.) $339.1 million (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Sweden | $939.9 billion (31 March 2016 est.) $929.4 billion (31 March 2015 est.) |
| Switzerland | $1.664 trillion (31 March 2016 est.) $1.663 trillion (31 March 2015 est.) |
| Syria | $5.918 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $5.3 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Taiwan | $172.2 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $159 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Tajikistan | $2.3 billion (28 Januaary 2017 est.) $3.938 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Tanzania | $15.89 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $15.3 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Thailand | $131.4 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $131.4 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Togo | $1.173 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $1.034 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Tonga | $233.1 million (31 December 2016 est.) $206.2 million (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Trinidad and Tobago | $7.917 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $6.826 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Tunisia | $34.7 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $29.9 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Turkey | $410.4 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $397.8 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Turkmenistan | $502.8 million (31 December 2016 est.) $454.7 million (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | $NA |
| Tuvalu | $NA |
| Uganda | $6.241 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $5.649 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Ukraine | $127.7 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $119.8 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| United Arab Emirates | $220.4 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $204.3 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| United Kingdom | $8.126 trillion (31 March 2016 est.) $8.642 trillion (31 March 2015 est.) |
| United States | $17.91 trillion (31 March 2016 est.) $17.85 trillion (31 March 2015 est.) note: approximately 4/5ths of US external debt is denominated in US dollars; foreign lenders have been willing to hold US dollar denominated debt instruments because they view the dollar as the world's reserve currency |
| Uruguay | $21.3 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $20.07 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Uzbekistan | $15.75 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $13.92 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Vanuatu | $208.1 million (31 December 2016 est.) $190.9 million (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Venezuela | $91.99 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $101.9 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Vietnam | $78.88 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $73.33 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Virgin Islands | $NA |
| Wallis and Futuna | $3.67 million (2004) |
| West Bank | $1.662 billion (31 March 2016 est.) $1.467 billion (31 March 2015 est.) note: data include the Gaza Strip |
| Western Sahara | $NA |
| World | $75.89 trillion (31 December 2016 est.) $74.74 trillion (31 December 2015 est.) note: this figure is the sum total of all countries' external debt, both public and private |
| Yemen | $7.661 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $7.697 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Zambia | $9.27 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $8.88 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Zimbabwe | $10.9 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $10.56 billion (31 December 2015 est.) |
Source: CIA Factbook
