- List of countries by external debt
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This is a list of countries by external debt, the total public and private debt owed to nonresidents repayable in internationally accepted currencies, goods, or services,[1] where the public debt is the money or credit owed by any level of government, from central to local, and the private debt the money or credit owed by private households or private corporations based in the country under consideration.
The total United States public debt is numerically very similar to United States external debt, but only about a third of United States public debt is external. [6] For discussions of debt ceilings and government defaults in the US and Europe, public debt figures need to be considered.
For informational purposes several non-sovereign entities are also included in this list. Note that this list is gross debt, not net debt. For net debt, see Net international investment position.
Rank Country External Debt[2]
US dollarsDate Per capita[3][4][5][6]
US dollars% of GDP[7][8][9] 1 
United States14,991,308,000,000 30 June 2011 47,568 99 — 
European Union13,720,000,000,000 30 June 2010 27,864 85 2 
United Kingdom8,981,000,000,000 30 June 2010 144,338 400 3 
Germany4,713,000,000,000 30 June 2010 57,755 142 4 
France4,698,000,000,000 30 June 2010 74,619 182 5 
Japan2,441,000,000,000 30 September 2010 19,148 45 6 
Ireland2,268,310,000,000[10] ( 170,817,149,000 Gross Public Debt [11]; 209,000,000,000 Net External Debt[12] ) 10 November 2011 495,264[13] 3,616.2[14] 7 
Italy2,223,000,000,000 30 June 2010 est. 36,841 108 8 
Spain2,166,000,000,000 30 June 2010 47,069 154 9 
Luxembourg1,892,000,000,000 30 June 2010 3,759,174 3,443 10 
Belgium1,241,000,000,000 30 June 2010 113,603 266 11 
Switzerland1,200,000,000,000 30 September 2010 154,063 229 12 
Australia1,169,000,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 52,596 95 13 
Canada1,009,000,000,000 30 June 2010 29,625 64 14 
Sweden853,300,000,000 30 June 2010 91,487 187 15 
Austria755,000,000,000 30 June 2010 90,128 200 16 
Hong Kong750,800,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 105,420 334 — 
Norway643,000,000,000 12 August 2011 131,220 141 17 
Denmark559,500,000,000 30 June 2010 101,084 180 18 
Greece532,900,000,000 30 June 2010 47,636 174 19 
Portugal497,800,000,000 30 June 2010 46,795 217 20 
Russia480,200,000,000 30 November 2010 est. 3,421 33 21 
China406,600,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 303 7 22 
Netherlands371,028,000,000 31 December 2009 47,172 74 23 
Finland370,800,000,000 30 June 2010 68,960 155 24 
Korea, South370,100,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 7,567 37 25 
Brazil310,800,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 1,608 15 26 
India316,900,000,000 30 June 2011 280 20 27 
Turkey270,700,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 3,794 36 28 
Poland252,900,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 6,639 54 29 
Mexico212,500,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 1,956 20 30 
Indonesia196,100,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 837 28 31 
Argentina160,900,000,000 30 September 2010 est. 3,971 43 32 
Hungary148,400,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 14,821 115 33 
United Arab Emirates122,700,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 24,273 41 34 
Romania108,900,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 5,082 67 35 
Ukraine97,500,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 2,144 71 36 
Kazakhstan94,440,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 6,060 68 38 
Israel89,680,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 12,070 42 39 
Czech Republic86,790,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 8,260 45 40 
Chile84,510,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 4,916 42 41 
Saudi Arabia82,920,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 3,176 19 42 
Thailand82,500,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 1,292 26 43 
South Africa80,520,000,000 30 June 2010 est. 1,613 23 44 
Malaysia72,600,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 2,570 31 45 
Qatar71,380,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 41,988 55 46 
New Zealand219,589,000,000 March 2011[15] 50,260 127 47 
Philippines59,770,000,000 30 September 2010 est. 636 32 48 
Croatia59,700,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 13,519 99 49 
Slovakia59,330,000,000 30 June 2010 est. 10,926 68 50 
Colombia57,740,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 1,269 20 51 
Pakistan57,210,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 343 33 52 
Kuwait56,810,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 15,754 43 53 
Venezuela55,610,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 1,906 19 54 
Iraq52,580,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 1,641 64 55 
Slovenia51,570,000,000 30 June 2010 25,555 108 56 
Bulgaria47,150,000,000 30 November 2010 est. 6,261 99 57 
Sudan37,980,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 946 55 58 
Latvia37,280,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 16,584 155 59 
Lebanon34,450,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 8,815 88 60 
Vietnam33,450,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 379 32 61 
Peru33,290,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 1,126 22 62 
Cyprus32,610,000,000 31 December 2008 est. 37,812 129 63 
Serbia30,900,000,000 30 November 2010 est. 4,178 80 64 
Egypt30,610,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 391 14 65 
Lithuania27,600,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 8,381 76 66 
Belarus24,800,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 2,629 45 67 
Bangladesh24,460,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 149 23 68 
Morocco22,690,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 712 22 69 
Estonia22,210,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 17,284 112 70 
Singapore21,660,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 4,194 10 71 
Cuba19,750,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 1,780 34 72 
Tunisia18,760,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 1,779 42 73 
Monaco16,500,000,000 July 2011 est. 5,265 260 74 
Angola17,980,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 944 21 75 
Sri Lanka17,970,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 881 36 76 
Guatemala17,470,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 1,216 42 77 
Ecuador14,710,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 995 25 78 
Bahrain14,680,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 13,261 65 79 
Panama13,850,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 3,927 52 80 
Congo, Democratic Republic of the13,500,000,000 2009 est. 197 122 81 
Uruguay13,390,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 3,989 33 82 
Dominican Republic13,090,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 1,326 25 83 
Iran12,840,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 170 4 84 
Jamaica12,660,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 4,660 92 85 
Korea, North12,500,000,000 2001 est. 544 N/A 86 
Cote d'Ivoire11,600,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 527 51 87 
El Salvador11,450,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 1,953 53 88 
Nigeria11,020,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 71 5 89 
Oman8,829,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 2,962 16 90 
Costa Rica8,550,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 1,874 24 91 
Bosnia and Herzegovina7,996,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 2,052 48 92 
Kenya7,935,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 200 25 93 
Syria7,682,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 373 13 94 
Zimbabwe7,662,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 609 103 95 
Tanzania7,576,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 183 33 96 
Yemen7,147,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 293 23 97 
Burma7,145,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 117 17 98 
Ghana6,483,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 274 21 99 
Libya6,378,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 972 9 100 
Malta5,978,000,000 31 December 2010 14,233 72 101 
Laos5,797,000,000 2010 est. 900 91 102 
Jordan5,522,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 903 20 103 
Republic of Macedonia5,485,000,000 30 September 2010 est. 2,668 60 104 
Armenia5,227,000,000 30 June 2010 1,584 56 105 
Mauritius5,043,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 3,937 52 107 
Turkmenistan5,000,000,000 2009 est. 978 25 106 
Congo, Republic of the5,000,000,000 2000 est. 1,722 155 108 
Mozambique4,990,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 231 50 109 
Moldova4,618,000,000 30 September 2010 est. 1,296 79 110 
Nepal4,500,000,000 2009 161 35 111 
Cambodia4,338,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 304 37 112 
Trinidad and Tobago4,303,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 3,502 21 113 
Ethiopia4,289,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 51 14 114 
Uzbekistan4,236,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 150 11 115 
Algeria4,138,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 115 3 116 
Nicaragua4,030,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 693 62 117 
Senegal3,885,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 296 30 118 
Kyrgyzstan3,738,000,000 30 June 2010 699 81 119 
Honduras3,540,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 465 23 120 
Zambia3,495,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 264 22 121 
Georgia3,381,000,000 31 December 2009 771 31 122 
Cameroon3,344,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 164 15 123 
Azerbaijan3,221,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 356 6 124 
Liberia3,200,000,000 2005 est. 930 590 125 
Iceland3,073,000,000 2002 10,670 35 126 
Guinea3,072,000,000 31 December 2009 est. 305 68 127 
Somalia3,000,000,000 2001 est. 386 N/A 128 
Madagascar2,973,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 140 36 129 
Benin2,894,000,000 31 December 2009 est. 308 43 130 
Uganda2,888,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 85 17 131 
Bolivia2,864,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 275 15 132 
Albania2,810,000,000 2009 882 23 133 
Mali2,800,000,000 2002 254 88 134 
Afghanistan2,700,000,000 FY08/09 92 22 135 
Paraguay2,445,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 382 13 136 
Gabon2,374,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 1,587 18 137 
Namibia2,373,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 1,131 20 138 
Botswana2,222,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 1,208 16 139 
Niger2,100,000,000 2003 est. 178 79 140 
Burkina Faso2,002,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 136 23 141 
Tajikistan1,997,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 262 35 142 
Mongolia1,860,000,000 2009 686 41 143 
Chad1,749,000,000 31 December 2008 est. 160 21 144 
Sierra Leone1,610,000,000 2003 est. 340 61 145 
Papua New Guinea1,548,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 238 16 146 
Seychelles1,374,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 15,614 147 147 
Malawi1,213,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 77 24 148 
Burundi1,200,000,000 2003 167 202 149 
Central African Republic1,153,000,000 2007 est. 270 68 — 
West Bank1,040,000,000 2010 est. 414 N/A 150 
Belize1,010,000,000 2009 est. 3,079 75 151 
Eritrea961,900,000 31 December 2008 est. 195 58 152 
Maldives943,000,000 2010 est. 2,947 50 153 
Guinea-Bissau941,500,000 2000 est. 722 259 154 
Bhutan836,000,000 2009 1,193 64 155 
Equatorial Guinea832,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 634 6 156 
Guyana804,300,000 30 September 2008 1,049 42 157 
Barbados668,000,000 2003 2,456 22 158 
Montenegro650,000,000 2006 939 24 159 
Lesotho647,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 255 30 160 
Gambia, The530,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 306 50 161 
Suriname504,300,000 2005 est. 1,011 28 162 
Swaziland497,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 428 14 163 
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines479,000,000 2010 est. 4,477 85 — 
Aruba478,600,000 2005 est. 4,935 21 164 
Djibouti428,000,000 2006 573 56 165 
Antigua and Barbuda359,800,000 June 2006 4,388 36 166 
Haiti350,000,000 31 December 2010 est. 36 5 167 
Grenada347,000,000 2004 3,402 74 168 
Bahamas, The342,600,000 2004 est. 1,067 6 169 
Cape Verde325,000,000 2002 714 52 170 
Sao Tome and Principe318,000,000 2002 2,193 349 171 
Saint Kitts and Nevis314,000,000 2004 6,408 79 172 
Saint Lucia257,000,000 2004 1,586 32 173 
Comoros232,000,000 2000 est. 430 115 174 
Dominica213,000,000 2004 3,000 75 175 
Samoa177,000,000 2004 968 47 176 
Solomon Islands166,000,000 2004 355 44 — 
Bermuda160,000,000 FY99/00 2,575 5 — 
Cook Islands141,000,000 1996 est. 7,756 N/A 177 
Fiji127,000,000 2004 est. 150 5 178 
Marshall Islands87,000,000 2008 est. 1,377 54 179 
Vanuatu81,200,000 2004 389 22 180 
Tonga80,700,000 2004 799 33 — 
New Caledonia79,000,000 1998 est. 385 3 — 
Cayman Islands70,000,000 1996 2,078 7 — 
Faroe Islands68,100,000 2006 N/A N/A 181 
Micronesia, Federated States of60,800,000 FY05 est.</small 556 25 — 
Greenland58,000,000 2009 1,035 5 — 
British Virgin Islands36,100,000 1997 N/A N/A 182 
Nauru33,300,000 2004 est. N/A N/A 183 
Kiribati10,000,000 1999 est. 120 14 — 
Montserrat8,900,000 1997 N/A N/A — 
Anguilla8,800,000 1998 N/A N/A — Wallis and Futuna3,670,000 2004 N/A N/A — 
Niue418,000 2002 est. N/A N/A — 
Macau0 2010 0 0 184 
Brunei0 2005 0 0 185 
Taiwan0 2011 0 0 186 
Liechtenstein0 2001 0 0 187 
Palau0 FY99/00 0 0 See also
- List of sovereign states by public debt
- Domestic Liability Dollarization
- List of sovereign states by external assets
- Net international investment position
- Balance of trade
Lists of countries by financial rankings Trade Investment Funds Forex reserves · Gold reserves · Sovereign wealth funds · Pension funds · List of sovereign states by external assetsBudget and debt Income and taxes Banking Central bank interest rate · Commercial bank prime lending rateCurrency Exchange rates to US$ · Inflation rateOther Lists of countries by GDP rankings · Lists by country · List of international rankings · List of top international rankings by countryReferences
- ^ Debt – external. Definition in The World Factbook.
- ^ Debt - external, The World Factbook, United States Central Intelligence Agency. Accessed on the 29th of June 2011.
- ^ World Development Indicators, World Bank. Accessed on June 29, 2011. Note: Used for Bermuda, Chad, Cyprus, Eritrea, Greenland, Federated States of Micronesia, Monaco, Netherlands, New Caledonia and Turkmenistan.
- ^ Total Midyear Population, U.S. Census Bureau, International Data Base, accessed on June 29, 2011. Note: Used for Aruba, Cayman Islands, Cook Islands, Cuba, North Korea, Marshall Islands, Montenegro, Samoa, Somalia, Trinidad and Tobago and West Bank.
- ^ The World Factbook - European Union, Central Intelligence Agency,accessed on June 29, 2011.
- ^ World Economic Outlook Database, April 2011, International Monetary Fund. Accessed on June 29, 2011. Note: Used for the rest of the countries.
- ^ World Economic Outlook Database, April 2011, International Monetary Fund. Accessed on June 29, 2011. Note: Used for Afghanistan, Albania, Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Burundi, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Dominica, Fiji, Georgia, Grenada, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Iceland, Kiribati, Liberia, Mali, Mongolia, Montenegro, Nepal, Niger, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Suriname, Tonga and Vanuatu.
- ^ .World Development Indicators, World Bank. Accessed on June 29, 2011. Note: Used for Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Chad, Cyprus, Eritrea, Greenland, Federated States of Micronesia, Monaco, Netherlands, New Caledonia and Turkmenistan.
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External links
- www.jedh.org - Gross external debt (Joint External Debt Hub)
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