Country Comparison > Debt - external > TOP 10

Rank	Country	Debt - external (Billion US$)
1	United States	13,640
2	United Kingdom	9,170
3	Germany	5,250
4	France	5,002
5	Netherlands	2,470
6	Italy	2,328
7	Spain	2,313
8	Ireland	2,312
9	Japan	2,231
10	Luxembourg	1,933

Definition: This entry gives the total public and private debt owed to nonresidents repayable in foreign currency, 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, 2009