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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, 2012
See also: Debt - external bar chart
| Country Name | Debt - external (Billion US$) | Year of Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 14,710 | 2012 |
| United Kingdom | 9,836 | 2012 |
| France | 5,633 | 2012 |
| Germany | 5,624 | 2012 |
| Japan | 2,719 | 2012 |
| Italy | 2,684 | 2012 |
| Netherlands | 2,655 | 2012 |
| Spain | 2,570 | 2012 |
| Ireland | 2,352 | 2012 |
| Luxembourg | 2,146 | 2012 |
| Belgium | 1,399 | 2012 |
| Australia | 1,376 | 2012 |
| Switzerland | 1,346 | 2012 |
| Canada | 1,181 | 2012 |
| Sweden | 1,016 | 2012 |
| Hong Kong | 903 | 2012 |
| Austria | 884 | 2012 |
| China | 697 | 2012 |
| Norway | 645 | 2012 |
| Denmark | 627 | 2012 |
| Greece | 583 | 2012 |
| Finland | 577 | 2012 |
| Portugal | 548 | 2012 |
| Russia | 519 | 2012 |
| Brazil | 398 | 2012 |
| Korea, South | 397 | 2012 |
| Poland | 320 | 2012 |
| Turkey | 307 | 2012 |
| India | 290 | 2012 |
| Mexico | 211 | 2012 |
| Indonesia | 187 | 2012 |
| Hungary | 185 | 2012 |
| United Arab Emirates | 159 | 2012 |
| Argentina | 137 | 2012 |
| Romania | 136 | 2012 |
| Taiwan | 126 | 2012 |
| Qatar | 125 | 2012 |
| Iceland | 125 | 2012 |
| Ukraine | 124 | 2012 |
| Kazakhstan | 123 | 2012 |
| Thailand | 116 | 2012 |
| Saudi Arabia | 106 | 2012 |
| Israel | 102 | 2012 |
| Czech Republic | 102 | 2012 |
| Chile | 99 | 2012 |
| Venezuela | 90 | 2012 |
| Malaysia | 88 | 2012 |
| New Zealand | 86 | 2012 |
| Slovakia | 73 | 2012 |
| Philippines | 72 | 2012 |
| Colombia | 69 | 2012 |
| Croatia | 66 | 2012 |
| Pakistan | 62 | 2012 |
| Slovenia | 61 | 2012 |
| Puerto Rico | 57 | 2012 |
| Iraq | 51 | 2012 |
| Malta | 49 | 2012 |
| Bulgaria | 47 | 2012 |
| South Africa | 46 | 2012 |
| Kuwait | 42 | 2012 |
| Vietnam | 40 | 2012 |
| Sudan | 39 | 2012 |
| Latvia | 38 | 2012 |
| Peru | 37 | 2012 |
| Egypt | 34 | 2012 |
| Belarus | 34 | 2012 |
| Serbia | 32 | 2012 |
| Lithuania | 31 | 2012 |
| Lebanon | 29 | 2012 |
| Morocco | 28 | 2012 |
| Bangladesh | 25 | 2012 |
| Estonia | 25 | 2012 |
| Singapore | 24 | 2012 |
| Tunisia | 23 | 2012 |
| Sri Lanka | 23 | 2012 |
| Cuba | 22 | 2012 |
| Angola | 18 | 2012 |
| Iran | 18 | 2012 |
| Guatemala | 16 | 2012 |
| Uruguay | 15 | 2012 |
| Bahrain | 15 | 2012 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 15 | 2012 |
| Jamaica | 15 | 2012 |
| Dominican Republic | 14 | 2012 |
| Panama | 13 | 2012 |
| El Salvador | 13 | 2012 |
| Korea, North | 13 | 2012 |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 11 | 2012 |
| Georgia | 11 | 2012 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11 | 2012 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 2012 |
| Ecuador | 10 | 2012 |
| Costa Rica | 10 | 2012 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 2012 |
| Oman | 9 | 2012 |
| Kenya | 9 | 2012 |
| Uzbekistan | 9 | 2012 |
| Ethiopia | 8 | 2012 |
| Jordan | 8 | 2012 |
| Ghana | 8 | 2012 |
| Armenia | 7 | 2012 |
| Syria | 7 | 2012 |
| Yemen | 7 | 2012 |
| Macedonia | 7 | 2012 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 2012 |
| Laos | 6 | 2012 |
| Burma | 6 | 2012 |
| Albania | 6 | 2012 |
| Bolivia | 5 | 2012 |
| Paraguay | 5 | 2012 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 2012 |
| Mauritius | 5 | 2012 |
| Moldova | 5 | 2012 |
| Cambodia | 5 | 2012 |
| Congo, Republic of the | 5 | 2012 |
| Libya | 5 | 2012 |
| Algeria | 5 | 2012 |
| Honduras | 5 | 2012 |
| Namibia | 5 | 2012 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 2012 |
| Senegal | 4 | 2012 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 2012 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 2012 |
| Nicaragua | 4 | 2012 |
| Zambia | 4 | 2012 |
| Nepal | 4 | 2012 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 4 | 2012 |
| Uganda | 4 | 2012 |
| Mali | 3 | 2012 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 2012 |
| Guinea | 3 | 2012 |
| Somalia | 3 | 2012 |
| Mauritania | 3 | 2012 |
| Gabon | 3 | 2012 |
| Tajikistan | 3 | 2012 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 2012 |
| Madagascar | 2 | 2012 |
| Botswana | 2 | 2012 |
| Mongolia | 2 | 2012 |
| Chad | 2 | 2012 |
| Togo | 2 | 2012 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 2012 |
| Benin | 1 | 2012 |
| Niger | 1 | 2012 |
| Malawi | 1 | 2012 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 2012 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 2012 |
| Guyana | 1 | 2012 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 2012 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 2012 |
| Belize | 1 | 2012 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 2012 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 2012 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 2012 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 2012 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 2012 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 2012 |
| Barbados | 1 | 2012 |
| Haiti | 1 | 2012 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 2012 |
| Gambia, The | 1 | 2012 |
| Burundi | 1 | 2012 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 2012 |
| Grenada | 1 | 2012 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 2012 |
| Suriname | 1 | 2012 |
| Central African Republic | 0 | 2012 |
| Saint Lucia | 0 | 2012 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | 2012 |
| Bahamas, The | 0 | 2012 |
| Dominica | 0 | 2012 |
| Comoros | 0 | 2012 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 0 | 2012 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | 2012 |
| Fiji | 0 | 2012 |
| Samoa | 0 | 2012 |
| Liberia | 0 | 2012 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 | 2012 |
| Solomon Islands | 0 | 2012 |
| Tonga | 0 | 2012 |
| Vanuatu | 0 | 2012 |
| New Caledonia | 0 | 2012 |
| Cayman Islands | 0 | 2012 |
| Greenland | 0 | 2012 |
| Nauru | 0 | 2012 |
| Kiribati | 0 | 2012 |
| Liechtenstein | 0 | 2012 |
| Macau | 0 | 2012 |
| Palau | 0 | 2012 |
| Brunei | 0 | 2012 |
