Country Comparison > Debt - external

RankCountryDebt - external (Billion US$)
1United States17,910
2United Kingdom8,126
3France5,360
4Germany5,326
5Netherlands4,063
6Luxembourg3,781
7Japan3,240
8Ireland2,470
9Italy2,444
10Spain2,094
11Australia1,714
12Switzerland1,664
13Canada1,608
14China1,598
15Belgium1,281
16Sweden939.9
17Norway642.3
18Hong Kong633.6
19Austria630.8
20Singapore566.1
21Brazil547.4
22Russia539.6
23Greece506.6
24India501.6
25Denmark484.8
26Turkey452.4
27Portugal449
28Mexico445.8
29Korea, South384.6
30Indonesia344.4
31Poland241
32United Arab Emirates237.6
33Malaysia217.2
34Argentina214.9
35Czech Republic205.2
36Saudi Arabia205.1
37Chile183.4
38Taiwan181.9
39Qatar167.8
40Kazakhstan167.5
41South Africa156.3
42Finland150.6
43Hungary138.1
44Thailand132
45Ukraine130
46Colombia124.6
47Venezuela100.3
48Vietnam96.58
49Romania95.97
50New Zealand91.62
51Panama91.53
52Malta90.98
53Israel88.66
54Pakistan82.19
55Egypt77.47
56Philippines76.18
57Slovakia75.04
58Iraq73.02
59Peru66.25
60Puerto Rico56.82
61Sudan56.05
62Bahrain52.15
63Sri Lanka51.72
64Morocco51.48
65Bangladesh50.26
66Croatia48.1
67Kuwait47.24
68Slovenia46.3
69Oman46.27
70Angola42.08
71Bulgaria42.06
72Nigeria40.96
73Latvia40.02
74Belarus39.92
75Lebanon39.3
76Ecuador39.29
77Lithuania34.48
78Tunisia30.19
79Cuba30.06
80Serbia29.5
81Jordan29.34
82Dominican Republic29.16
83Uruguay28.37
84Kenya27.59
85Costa Rica26.83
86Ethiopia26.05
87Mongolia25.33
88Guatemala22.92
89Ghana22.14
90Iceland21.7
91Mauritius19.99
92Estonia19.05
93Palau18.38
94Papua New Guinea17.94
95Paraguay17.7
96Tanzania17.66
97Bahamas, The17.56
98Azerbaijan17.41
99Georgia16.99
100Uzbekistan16.9
101El Salvador15.51
102Jamaica14.94
103Laos14.9
104Bolivia12.81
105Cambodia11.87
106Zambia11.66
107Nicaragua11.31
108Mozambique10.91
109Bosnia and Herzegovina10.87
110Uganda10.8
111Armenia10.41
112Albania9.51
113Cameroon9.38
114Zimbabwe9.36
115Macedonia8.79
116Honduras8.63
117Senegal8.57
118Trinidad and Tobago8.24
119Kyrgyzstan8.16
120Iran7.99
121Namibia7.97
122Yemen7.07
123Burma6.59
124Moldova6.55
125Gabon6.49
126Algeria6.26
127Nepal5.85
128Tajikistan5.75
129Somalia5.3
130Korea, North5
131Syria4.99
132Congo, Democratic Republic of the4.96
133Congo, Republic of the4.61
134Barbados4.49
135Mali4.19
136Mauritania4.15
137Madagascar4.09
138Niger3.73
139Rwanda3.26
140Burkina Faso3.06
141Libya3.02
142Benin2.8
143Haiti2.76
144Bhutan2.67
145Seychelles2.56
146Montenegro2.52
147Bermuda2.52
148Botswana2.19
149Malawi2.1
150Djibouti1.95
151Chad1.72
152Cape Verde1.71
153Suriname1.7
154Guyana1.69
155West Bank1.66
156Sierra Leone1.62
157Guinea1.46
158Togo1.44
159Belize1.32
160Equatorial Guinea1.21
161Guinea-Bissau1.1
162Liberia1.04
163Fiji1.02
164Lesotho0.93
165Maldives0.85
166Grenada0.79
167Eritrea0.79
168Central African Republic0.78
169Solomon Islands0.76
170Aruba0.69
171Burundi0.61
172Gambia, The0.59
173Saint Lucia0.57
174Turkmenistan0.54
175Swaziland0.53
176Kosovo0.51
177Samoa0.45
178Antigua and Barbuda0.44
179Faroe Islands0.39
180Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.36
181East Timor0.31
182Sao Tome and Principe0.29
183Afghanistan0.28
184Dominica0.28
185Saint Kitts and Nevis0.2
186Vanuatu0.2
187Comoros0.2
188Tonga0.19
189Cook Islands0.14
190New Caledonia0.11
191Marshall Islands0.1
192Micronesia, Federated States of0.09
193Anguilla0.04
194Kiribati0.04
195Greenland0.04
196British Virgin Islands0.04
197Nauru0.03
198Montserrat0.01
199Wallis and Futuna0
200Niue0
201Macau0
202Liechtenstein0
203Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)0
204Andorra0
205Brunei0

Definition: This entry gives the total public and private debt owed to nonresidents repayable in internationally accepted currencies, goods, or services. These figures are calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms.

Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of January 1, 2020

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