Debt - external
| Afghanistan | $284 million (FY10/11) |
| Albania | $9.311 billion (2019 est.) $9.547 billion (2018 est.) |
| Algeria | $5.574 billion (2019 est.) $5.666 billion (2018 est.) |
| American Samoa | NA |
| Andorra | $0 (2016) |
| Angola | $42.08 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $27.14 billion (31 December 2016 est.) |
| Anguilla | $41.04 million (31 December 2013) $8.8 million (1998) |
| Antigua and Barbuda | $441.2 million (31 December 2012) $458 million (June 2010) |
| Argentina | $278.524 billion (2019 est.) $261.949 billion (2018 est.) |
| Armenia | $11.637 billion (2019 est.) $10.785 billion (2018 est.) |
| Aruba | $693.2 million (31 December 2014 est.) $666.4 million (31 December 2013 est.) |
| Australia | $3,115,913,000,000 (2019 est.) $2,837,818,000,000 (2018 est.) |
| Austria | $688.434 billion (2019 est.) $686.196 billion (2018 est.) |
| Azerbaijan | $17.41 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $13.83 billion (31 December 2016 est.) |
| Bahamas, The | $17.56 billion (31 December 2013 est.) $16.35 billion (31 December 2012 est.) |
| Bahrain | $52.15 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $42.55 billion (31 December 2016 est.) |
| Bangladesh | $50.26 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $41.85 billion (31 December 2016 est.) |
| Barbados | $4.49 billion (2010 est.) $668 million (2003 est.) |
| Belarus | $39.847 billion (2019 est.) $39.297 billion (2018 est.) |
| Belgium | $1,317,513,000,000 (2019 est.) $1,332,358,000,000 (2018 est.) |
| Belize | $1.315 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $1.338 billion (31 December 2016 est.) |
| Benin | $2.804 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $2.476 billion (31 December 2016 est.) |
| Bermuda | $2.515 billion (2017 est.) $2.435 billion (2015 est.) |
| Bhutan | $2.671 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $2.355 billion (31 December 2016 est.) |
| Bolivia | $12.81 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $7.268 billion (31 December 2016 est.) |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | $10.87 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $10.64 billion (31 December 2016 est.) |
| Botswana | $2.187 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $2.421 billion (31 December 2016 est.) |
| Brazil | $681.336 billion (2019 est.) $660.693 billion (2018 est.) |
| British Virgin Islands | $36.1 million (1997) |
| Brunei | $0 (2014) $0 (2013) note: public external debt only; private external debt unavailable |
| Bulgaria | $39.059 billion (2019 est.) $41.139 billion (2018 est.) |
| Burkina Faso | $3.056 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $2.88 billion (31 December 2016 est.) |
| Burma | $6.594 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $8.2 billion (31 December 2016 est.) |
| Burundi | $610.9 million (31 December 2017 est.) $622.4 million (31 December 2016 est.) |
| Cambodia | $11.87 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $10.3 billion (31 December 2016 est.) |
| Cameroon | $9.375 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $7.364 billion (31 December 2016 est.) |
| Canada | $2,124,887,000,000 (2019 est.) $1,949,796,000,000 (2018 est.) |
| Central African Republic | $779.9 million (31 December 2017 est.) $691.5 million (31 December 2016 est.) |
| Chad | $1.724 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $1.281 billion (31 December 2016 est.) |
| Chile | $193.298 billion (2019 est.) $181.089 billion (2018 est.) |
| China | $2,027,950,000,000 (2019 est.) $1,935,206,000,000 (2018 est.) |
| Colombia | $135.644 billion (2019 est.) $128.238 billion (2018 est.) |
| Comoros | $199.8 million (31 December 2017 est.) $132 million (31 December 2016 est.) |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | $4.963 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $5.35 billion (31 December 2016 est.) |
| Congo, Republic of the | $4.605 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $4.721 billion (31 December 2016 est.) |
| Cook Islands | $141 million (1996 est.) |
| Costa Rica | $29.589 billion (2019 est.) $28.553 billion (2018 est.) |
| Cote d'Ivoire | $13.07 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $11.02 billion (31 December 2016 est.) |
| Croatia | $48.263 billion (2019 est.) $51.176 billion (2018 est.) |
| Cuba | $30.06 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $29.89 billion (31 December 2016 est.) |
| Cyprus | $213.19 billion (2019 est.) $231.885 billion (2018 est.) |
| Denmark | $504.808 billion (2019 est.) $517.972 billion (2018 est.) |
| Djibouti | $1.954 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $1.519 billion (31 December 2016 est.) |
| Dominica | $280.4 million (31 December 2017 est.) $314.2 million (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Dominican Republic | $23.094 billion (2019 est.) $21.198 billion (2018 est.) |
| Ecuador | $50.667 billion (2019 est.) $43.224 billion (2018 est.) |
| Egypt | $109.238 billion (2019 est.) $92.638 billion (2018 est.) |
| El Salvador | $17.24 billion (2019 est.) $16.712 billion (2018 est.) |
| Equatorial Guinea | $1.211 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $1.074 billion (31 December 2016 est.) |
| Eritrea | $792.7 million (31 December 2017 est.) $875.6 million (31 December 2016 est.) |
| Estonia | $23.944 billion (2019 est.) $23.607 billion (2018 est.) |
| Ethiopia | $27.27 billion (2019 est.) $26.269 billion (2018 est.) |
| European Union | $29.27 trillion (31 December 2016 est.) $28.68 trillion (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | $0 (2017 est.) $0 (2016 est.) |
| Faroe Islands | $387.6 million (2012) $274.5 million (2010) |
| Fiji | $1.022 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $696.4 million (31 December 2016 est.) |
| Finland | $631.549 billion (2019 est.) $536.301 billion (2018 est.) |
| France | $6,356,459,000,000 (2019 est.) $6,058,438,000,000 (2018 est.) |
| French Polynesia | NA |
| Gabon | $6.49 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $5.321 billion (31 December 2016 est.) |
| Gambia, The | $586.8 million (31 December 2017 est.) $571.2 million (31 December 2016 est.) |
| Gaza Strip | see entry for the West Bank |
| Georgia | $18.149 billion (2019 est.) $17.608 billion (2018 est.) |
| Germany | $5,671,463,000,000 (2019 est.) $5,751,408,000,000 (2018 est.) |
| Ghana | $20.467 billion (2019 est.) $17.885 billion (2018 est.) |
| Gibraltar | NA |
| Greece | $484.888 billion (2019 est.) $478.646 billion (2018 est.) |
| Greenland | $36.4 million (2010) $58 million (2009) |
| Grenada | $793.5 million (2017 est.) $682.3 million (2016 est.) |
| Guam | NA |
| Guatemala | $22.92 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $21.45 billion (31 December 2016 est.) |
| Guernsey | NA |
| Guinea | $1.458 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $1.462 billion (31 December 2016 est.) |
| Guinea-Bissau | $1.095 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $941.5 million (31 December 2000 est.) |
| Guyana | $1.69 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $1.542 billion (31 December 2016 est.) |
| Haiti | $2.762 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $2.17 billion (31 December 2016 est.) |
| Honduras | $9.137 billion (2019 est.) $8.722 billion (2018 est.) |
| Hong Kong | $1,648,409,000,000 (2019 est.) $1,670,919,000,000 (2018 est.) |
| Hungary | $123.256 billion (2019 est.) $125.29 billion (2018 est.) |
| Iceland | $19.422 billion (2019 est.) $22.055 billion (2018 est.) |
| India | $555.388 billion (2019 est.) $518.34 billion (2018 est.) |
| Indonesia | $393.252 billion (2019 est.) $360.945 billion (2018 est.) |
| Iran | $7.995 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $8.196 billion (31 December 2016 est.) |
| Iraq | $73.02 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $64.16 billion (31 December 2016 est.) |
| Ireland | $2,829,303,000,000 (2019 est.) $2,758,949,000,000 (2018 est.) |
| Israel | $132.5 billion (31 December 2020 est.) $99.886 billion (2019 est.) $94.247 billion (2018 est.) |
| Italy | $2,463,208,000,000 (2019 est.) $2,533,153,000,000 (2018 est.) |
| Jamaica | $13.876 billion (2019 est.) $13.912 billion (2018 est.) |
| Japan | $4,254,271,000,000 (2019 est.) $3,944,898,000,000 (2018 est.) |
| Jersey | NA |
| Jordan | $32.088 billion (2019 est.) $29.916 billion (2018 est.) |
| Kazakhstan | $159.351 billion (2019 est.) $163.73 billion (2018 est.) |
| Kenya | $29.289 billion (2019 est.) $25.706 billion (2018 est.) |
| Kiribati | $40.9 million (2016 est.) $32.3 million (2015 est.) |
| Korea, North | $5 billion (2013 est.) |
| Korea, South | $457.745 billion (2019 est.) $435.98 billion (2018 est.) |
| Kosovo | $2.388 billion (2019 est.) $2.409 billion (2018 est.) |
| Kuwait | $47.24 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $38.34 billion (31 December 2016 est.) |
| Kyrgyzstan | $8.372 billion (2019 est.) $8.066 billion (2018 est.) |
| Laos | $14.9 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $12.9 billion (31 December 2016 est.) |
| Latvia | $40.164 billion (2019 est.) $42.488 billion (2018 est.) |
| Lebanon | $33.077 billion (2019 est.) $33.655 billion (2018 est.) |
| Lesotho | $868 million (2019 est.) $834 million (2018 est.) |
| Liberia | $826 million (2019 est.) $679 million (2018 est.) |
| Libya | $3.02 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $3.116 billion (31 December 2016 est.) |
| Liechtenstein | $0 (2015 est.) note: public external debt only; private external debt unavailable |
| Lithuania | $37.859 billion (2019 est.) $41.999 billion (2018 est.) |
| Luxembourg | $4,266,792,000,000 (2019 est.) $4,581,617,000,000 (2018 est.) |
| Macau | $0 (31 December 2013) $0 (31 December 2012) |
| Madagascar | $3.085 billion (2019 est.) $4.107 billion (2018 est.) |
| Malawi | $2.102 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $1.5 billion (31 December 2016 est.) |
| Malaysia | $224.596 billion (2019 est.) $226.901 billion (2018 est.) |
| Maldives | $848.8 million (31 December 2016 est.) $696.2 million (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Mali | $4.192 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $3.981 billion (31 December 2016 est.) |
| Malta | $98.179 billion (2019 est.) $104.467 billion (2018 est.) |
| Marshall Islands | $97.96 million (2013 est.) $87 million (2008 est.) |
| Mauritania | $4.15 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $3.899 billion (31 December 2016 est.) |
| Mauritius | $226.799 billion (2019 est.) $232.17 billion (2018 est.) |
| Mexico | $456.713 billion (2019 est.) $448.268 billion (2018 est.) |
| Micronesia, Federated States of | $93.6 million (2013 est.) $93.5 million (2012 est.) |
| Moldova | $7.232 billion (2019 est.) $7.16 billion (2018 est.) |
| Monaco | NA |
| Mongolia | $29.945 billion (2019 est.) $28.046 billion (2018 est.) |
| Montenegro | $2.516 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $2.224 billion (31 December 2016 est.) |
| Montserrat | $8.9 million (1997) |
| Morocco | $52.957 billion (2019 est.) $51.851 billion (2018 est.) |
| Mozambique | $10.91 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $10.48 billion (31 December 2016 est.) |
| Namibia | $7.969 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $6.904 billion (31 December 2016 est.) |
| Nauru | $33.3 million (2004 est.) |
| Nepal | $5.849 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $4.321 billion (31 December 2016 est.) |
| Netherlands | $4,345,413,000,000 (2019 est.) $4,625,016,000,000 (2018 est.) |
| New Caledonia | $112 million (31 December 2013 est.) $79 million (31 December 1998 est.) |
| New Zealand | $190.621 billion (2019 est.) $192.327 billion (2018 est.) |
| Nicaragua | $11.674 billion (2019 est.) $11.771 billion (2018 est.) |
| Niger | $3.728 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $2.926 billion (31 December 2016 est.) |
| Nigeria | $26.847 billion (2019 est.) $22.755 billion (2018 est.) |
| Niue | $418,000 (2002 est.) |
| Norfolk Island | NA |
| Northern Mariana Islands | NA |
| Norway | $651.04 billion (2019 est.) $648.878 billion (2018 est.) note: Norway is a net external creditor |
| Oman | $46.27 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $27.05 billion (31 December 2016 est.) |
| Pakistan | $107.527 billion (2019 est.) $95.671 billion (2018 est.) |
| Palau | $18.38 billion (31 December 2014 est.) $16.47 billion (31 December 2013 est.) |
| Panama | $101.393 billion (2019 est.) $94.898 billion (2018 est.) |
| Papua New Guinea | $17.94 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $18.28 billion (31 December 2016 est.) |
| Paraguay | $16.622 billion (2019 est.) $16.238 billion (2018 est.) |
| Peru | $81.333 billion (2019 est.) $75.467 billion (2018 est.) |
| Philippines | $81.995 billion (2019 est.) $75.192 billion (2018 est.) |
| Poland | $351.77 billion (2019 est.) $373.721 billion (2018 est.) |
| Portugal | $462.431 billion (2019 est.) $483.206 billion (2018 est.) |
| Puerto Rico | $56.82 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $52.98 billion (31 December 2009 est.) |
| Qatar | $167.8 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $157.9 billion (31 December 2016 est.) |
| Romania | $117.829 billion (2019 est.) $115.803 billion (2018 est.) |
| Russia | $479.844 billion (2019 est.) $484.355 billion (2018 est.) |
| Rwanda | $3.258 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $2.611 billion (31 December 2016 est.) |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | $201.8 million (31 December 2017 est.) $187.9 million (31 December 2016 est.) |
| Saint Lucia | $570.6 million (31 December 2017 est.) $529 million (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | NA |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | $362.2 million (31 December 2017 est.) $330.8 million (31 December 2016 est.) |
| Samoa | $447.2 million (31 December 2013 est.) |
| San Marino | NA |
| Sao Tome and Principe | $292.9 million (31 December 2017 est.) $308.5 million (31 December 2016 est.) |
| Saudi Arabia | $205.1 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $189.3 billion (31 December 2016 est.) |
| Senegal | $8.571 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $6.327 billion (31 December 2016 est.) |
| Serbia | $30.927 billion (2019 est.) $30.618 billion (2018 est.) |
| Seychelles | $4.802 billion (2019 est.) $4.613 billion (2018 est.) |
| Sierra Leone | $1.615 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $1.503 billion (31 December 2016 est.) |
| Singapore | $1,557,646,000,000 (2019 est.) $1,528,177,000,000 (2018 est.) |
| Slovakia | $115.853 billion (2019 est.) $114.224 billion (2018 est.) |
| Slovenia | $48.656 billion (2019 est.) $50.004 billion (2018 est.) |
| Solomon Islands | $757 million (31 December 2017 est.) $643 million (31 December 2016 est.) |
| Somalia | $5.3 billion (31 December 2014 est.) |
| South Africa | $179.871 billion (2019 est.) $173.714 billion (2018 est.) |
| Spain | $2,338,853,000,000 (2019 est.) $2,366,534,000,000 (2018 est.) |
| Sri Lanka | $55.332 billion (2019 est.) $52.567 billion (2018 est.) |
| Sudan | $56.05 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $51.26 billion (31 December 2016 est.) |
| Suriname | $1.7 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $1.436 billion (31 December 2016 est.) |
| Sweden | $911.317 billion (2019 est.) $1,012,171,000,000 (2018 est.) |
| Switzerland | $1,909,446,000,000 (2019 est.) $1,930,819,000,000 (2018 est.) |
| Syria | $4.989 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $5.085 billion (31 December 2016 est.) |
| Taiwan | $189.684 billion (2019 est.) $196.276 billion (2018 est.) |
| Tajikistan | $6.47 billion (2019 est.) $5.849 billion (2018 est.) |
| Tanzania | $22.054 billion (2019 est.) $20.569 billion (2018 est.) |
| Thailand | $167.89 billion (2019 est.) $158.964 billion (2018 est.) |
| Togo | $1.442 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $1.22 billion (31 December 2016 est.) |
| Tonga | $189.9 million (31 December 2017 est.) $198.2 million (31 December 2016 est.) |
| Trinidad and Tobago | $8.238 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $8.746 billion (31 December 2016 est.) |
| Tunisia | $35.911 billion (2019 est.) $33.79 billion (2018 est.) |
| Turkey | $438.677 billion (2019 est.) $454.251 billion (2018 est.) |
| Turkmenistan | $539.4 million (31 December 2017 est.) $425.3 million (31 December 2016 est.) |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | NA |
| Tuvalu | NA |
| Uganda | $13.85 billion (2019 est.) $12.187 billion (2018 est.) $6.241 billion (31 December 2016 est.) |
| Ukraine | $117.41 billion (2019 est.) $114.449 billion (2018 est.) |
| United Arab Emirates | $237.6 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $218.7 billion (31 December 2016 est.) |
| United Kingdom | $8,721,590,000,000 (2019 est.) $8,696,559,000,000 (2018 est.) |
| United States | $20,275,951,000,000 (2019 est.) $19,452,478,000,000 (2018 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 | $43.705 billion (2019 est.) $42.861 billion (2018 est.) |
| Uzbekistan | $16.9 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $16.76 billion (31 December 2016 est.) |
| Vanuatu | $200.5 million (31 December 2017 est.) $182.5 million (31 December 2016 est.) |
| Venezuela | $100.3 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $109.8 billion (31 December 2016 est.) |
| Vietnam | $96.58 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $84.34 billion (31 December 2016 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 |
| World | $76.56 trillion (31 December 2017 est.) $75.09 trillion (31 December 2016 est.) note: this figure is the sum total of all countries' external debt, both public and private |
| Yemen | $6.805 billion (2018 est.) $7.181 billion (31 December 2016 est.) |
| Zambia | $11.66 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $9.562 billion (31 December 2016 est.) |
| Zimbabwe | $9.357 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $10.14 billion (31 December 2016 est.) |
Source: CIA Factbook
