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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.
Description: The map displayed here shows how Debt - external varies by country. The shade of the country corresponds to the magnitude of the indicator. The darker the shade, the higher the value.
Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of January 1, 2020
| Country | Debt - external (Billion US$) | Year |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 17,910 | 2020 |
| United Kingdom | 8,126 | 2020 |
| France | 5,360 | 2020 |
| Germany | 5,326 | 2020 |
| Netherlands | 4,063 | 2020 |
| Luxembourg | 3,781 | 2020 |
| Japan | 3,240 | 2020 |
| Ireland | 2,470 | 2020 |
| Italy | 2,444 | 2020 |
| Spain | 2,094 | 2020 |
| Australia | 1,714 | 2020 |
| Switzerland | 1,664 | 2020 |
| Canada | 1,608 | 2020 |
| China | 1,598 | 2020 |
| Belgium | 1,281 | 2020 |
| Sweden | 940 | 2020 |
| Norway | 642 | 2020 |
| Hong Kong | 634 | 2020 |
| Austria | 631 | 2020 |
| Singapore | 566 | 2020 |
| Brazil | 547 | 2020 |
| Russia | 540 | 2020 |
| Greece | 507 | 2020 |
| India | 502 | 2020 |
| Denmark | 485 | 2020 |
| Turkey | 452 | 2020 |
| Portugal | 449 | 2020 |
| Mexico | 446 | 2020 |
| Korea, South | 385 | 2020 |
| Indonesia | 344 | 2020 |
| Poland | 241 | 2020 |
| United Arab Emirates | 238 | 2020 |
| Malaysia | 217 | 2020 |
| Argentina | 215 | 2020 |
| Czech Republic | 205 | 2020 |
| Saudi Arabia | 205 | 2020 |
| Chile | 183 | 2020 |
| Taiwan | 182 | 2020 |
| Qatar | 168 | 2020 |
| Kazakhstan | 168 | 2020 |
| South Africa | 156 | 2020 |
| Finland | 151 | 2020 |
| Hungary | 138 | 2020 |
| Thailand | 132 | 2020 |
| Ukraine | 130 | 2020 |
| Colombia | 125 | 2020 |
| Venezuela | 100 | 2020 |
| Vietnam | 97 | 2020 |
| Romania | 96 | 2020 |
| New Zealand | 92 | 2020 |
| Panama | 92 | 2020 |
| Malta | 91 | 2020 |
| Israel | 89 | 2020 |
| Pakistan | 82 | 2020 |
| Egypt | 77 | 2020 |
| Philippines | 76 | 2020 |
| Slovakia | 75 | 2020 |
| Iraq | 73 | 2020 |
| Peru | 66 | 2020 |
| Puerto Rico | 57 | 2020 |
| Sudan | 56 | 2020 |
| Bahrain | 52 | 2020 |
| Sri Lanka | 52 | 2020 |
| Morocco | 51 | 2020 |
| Bangladesh | 50 | 2020 |
| Croatia | 48 | 2020 |
| Kuwait | 47 | 2020 |
| Slovenia | 46 | 2020 |
| Oman | 46 | 2020 |
| Angola | 42 | 2020 |
| Bulgaria | 42 | 2020 |
| Nigeria | 41 | 2020 |
| Latvia | 40 | 2020 |
| Belarus | 40 | 2020 |
| Lebanon | 39 | 2020 |
| Ecuador | 39 | 2020 |
| Lithuania | 34 | 2020 |
| Tunisia | 30 | 2020 |
| Cuba | 30 | 2020 |
| Serbia | 30 | 2020 |
| Jordan | 29 | 2020 |
| Dominican Republic | 29 | 2020 |
| Uruguay | 28 | 2020 |
| Kenya | 28 | 2020 |
| Costa Rica | 27 | 2020 |
| Ethiopia | 26 | 2020 |
| Mongolia | 25 | 2020 |
| Guatemala | 23 | 2020 |
| Ghana | 22 | 2020 |
| Iceland | 22 | 2020 |
| Mauritius | 20 | 2020 |
| Estonia | 19 | 2020 |
| Palau | 18 | 2020 |
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 2020 |
| Paraguay | 18 | 2020 |
| Tanzania | 18 | 2020 |
| Bahamas, The | 18 | 2020 |
| Azerbaijan | 17 | 2020 |
| Georgia | 17 | 2020 |
| Uzbekistan | 17 | 2020 |
| El Salvador | 16 | 2020 |
| Jamaica | 15 | 2020 |
| Laos | 15 | 2020 |
| Bolivia | 13 | 2020 |
| Cambodia | 12 | 2020 |
| Zambia | 12 | 2020 |
| Nicaragua | 11 | 2020 |
| Mozambique | 11 | 2020 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11 | 2020 |
| Uganda | 11 | 2020 |
| Armenia | 10 | 2020 |
| Albania | 10 | 2020 |
| Cameroon | 9 | 2020 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 2020 |
| Macedonia | 9 | 2020 |
| Honduras | 9 | 2020 |
| Senegal | 9 | 2020 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 8 | 2020 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 8 | 2020 |
| Iran | 8 | 2020 |
| Namibia | 8 | 2020 |
| Yemen | 7 | 2020 |
| Burma | 7 | 2020 |
| Moldova | 7 | 2020 |
| Gabon | 6 | 2020 |
| Algeria | 6 | 2020 |
| Nepal | 6 | 2020 |
| Tajikistan | 6 | 2020 |
| Somalia | 5 | 2020 |
| Korea, North | 5 | 2020 |
| Syria | 5 | 2020 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 5 | 2020 |
| Congo, Republic of the | 5 | 2020 |
| Barbados | 4 | 2020 |
| Mali | 4 | 2020 |
| Mauritania | 4 | 2020 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 2020 |
| Niger | 4 | 2020 |
| Rwanda | 3 | 2020 |
| Burkina Faso | 3 | 2020 |
| Libya | 3 | 2020 |
| Benin | 3 | 2020 |
| Haiti | 3 | 2020 |
| Bhutan | 3 | 2020 |
| Seychelles | 3 | 2020 |
| Montenegro | 3 | 2020 |
| Botswana | 2 | 2020 |
| Malawi | 2 | 2020 |
| Djibouti | 2 | 2020 |
| Chad | 2 | 2020 |
| Cape Verde | 2 | 2020 |
| Suriname | 2 | 2020 |
| Guyana | 2 | 2020 |
| Sierra Leone | 2 | 2020 |
| Guinea | 1 | 2020 |
| Togo | 1 | 2020 |
| Belize | 1 | 2020 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 2020 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 2020 |
| Liberia | 1 | 2020 |
| Fiji | 1 | 2020 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 2020 |
| Grenada | 1 | 2020 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 2020 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 2020 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 2020 |
| Burundi | 1 | 2020 |
| Gambia, The | 1 | 2020 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 2020 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 2020 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 2020 |
| Samoa | 0 | 2020 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | 2020 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | 2020 |
| East Timor | 0 | 2020 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 0 | 2020 |
| Afghanistan | 0 | 2020 |
| Dominica | 0 | 2020 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 | 2020 |
| Vanuatu | 0 | 2020 |
| Comoros | 0 | 2020 |
| Tonga | 0 | 2020 |
| New Caledonia | 0 | 2020 |
| Kiribati | 0 | 2020 |
| Greenland | 0 | 2020 |
| Nauru | 0 | 2020 |
| Macau | 0 | 2020 |
| Liechtenstein | 0 | 2020 |
| Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 0 | 2020 |
| Andorra | 0 | 2020 |
| Brunei | 0 | 2020 |
