External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$)

Definition: Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in foreign currency, goods, or services. It is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, short-term debt, and use of IMF credit. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Description: The map below shows how External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) varies by country. The shade of the country corresponds to the magnitude of the indicator. The darker the shade, the higher the value. The country with the highest value in the world is China, with a value of $548,551,000,000.00. The country with the lowest value in the world is Tonga, with a value of $143,506,000.00.

Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance.

See also: Country ranking, Time series comparison

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