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Country Comparison :: Debt - external
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.
Rank
country
Debt - external
Date of Information
3
France
$ 5,370,000,000,000
30 September 2008
4
Germany
$ 4,489,000,000,000
30 June 2007
5
Spain
$ 2,478,000,000,000
30 September 2008 est.
7
Ireland
$ 1,841,000,000,000
30 June 2007
8
Japan
$ 1,492,000,000,000
30 June 2007
10
Belgium
$ 1,313,000,000,000
30 June 2007
11
Italy
$ 1,060,000,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
12
Australia
$ 860,600,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
13
Canada
$ 758,600,000,000
30 June 2007
14
Austria
$ 752,500,000,000
30 June 2007
15
Sweden
$ 598,200,000,000
30 June 2006
16
Denmark
$ 492,600,000,000
30 June 2007
17
Norway
$ 469,100,000,000
30 June 2007
18
Portugal
$ 461,800,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
19
Russia
$ 402,500,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
20
China
$ 379,800,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
22
Turkey
$ 276,800,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
23
Finland
$ 271,200,000,000
30 June 2007
24
Brazil
$ 231,600,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
25
Poland
$ 205,200,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
26
Mexico
$ 185,900,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
27
India
$ 166,400,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
28
Hungary
$ 164,200,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
29
Indonesia
$ 140,700,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
30
Argentina
$ 129,000,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
32
Kazakhstan
$ 107,900,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
33
Romania
$ 94,780,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
34
Ukraine
$ 93,460,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
35
Taiwan
$ 93,090,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
36
Greece
$ 92,190,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
37
Israel
$ 85,260,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
39
Hong Kong
$ 77,140,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
41
Iraq
$ 67,740,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
42
Chile
$ 66,950,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
44
Thailand
$ 59,690,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
46
Qatar
$ 55,790,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
47
Croatia
$ 55,010,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
48
Bulgaria
$ 51,250,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
49
Malaysia
$ 50,380,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
50
Venezuela
$ 47,350,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
51
Latvia
$ 47,160,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
52
Slovakia
$ 45,720,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
53
Pakistan
$ 44,150,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
54
Slovenia
$ 40,420,000,000
30 June 2007
55
Colombia
$ 40,170,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
56
Kuwait
$ 36,930,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
57
Lithuania
$ 36,830,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
59
Peru
$ 34,940,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
60
Lebanon
$ 34,030,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
61
Cyprus
$ 33,170,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
62
Sudan
$ 31,500,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
63
Egypt
$ 29,840,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
64
Estonia
$ 27,660,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
65
Serbia
$ 26,240,000,000
2007 est.
66
Singapore
$ 25,520,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
67
Vietnam
$ 23,090,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
68
Iran
$ 21,920,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
69
Bangladesh
$ 21,520,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
70
Morocco
$ 21,220,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
71
Cuba
$ 19,580,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
72
Tunisia
$ 19,250,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
73
Monaco
$ 18,000,000,000
2000 est.
74
Ecuador
$ 16,650,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
75
Belarus
$ 16,110,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
77
Sri Lanka
$ 13,590,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
79
Uruguay
$ 10,970,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
80
Panama
$ 10,890,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
82
Jamaica
$ 10,200,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
83
Bahrain
$ 10,030,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
86
Costa Rica
$ 8,331,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
87
Nigeria
$ 8,318,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
89
Burma
$ 7,740,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
91
Angola
$ 7,617,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
92
Syria
$ 7,299,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
93
Kenya
$ 7,084,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
94
Oman
$ 6,879,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
95
Jordan
$ 6,830,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
96
Guatemala
$ 6,498,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
97
Libya
$ 6,068,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
98
Yemen
$ 5,979,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
99
Ghana
$ 5,419,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
100
Tanzania
$ 5,353,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
101
Zimbabwe
$ 5,316,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
104
Macedonia
$ 4,363,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
105
Mozambique
$ 4,332,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
106
Bolivia
$ 4,288,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
107
Cambodia
$ 4,266,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
108
Moldova
$ 4,110,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
109
Uzbekistan
$ 3,987,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
110
Paraguay
$ 3,705,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
111
Guinea
$ 3,527,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
113
Nepal
$ 3,285,000,000
2008
114
Nicaragua
$ 3,276,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
115
Liberia
$ 3,200,000,000
2005 est.
116
Laos
$ 3,179,000,000
2006
117
Ethiopia
$ 3,161,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
118
Cameroon
$ 3,091,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
120
Somalia
$ 3,000,000,000
2001 est.
121
Azerbaijan
$ 2,997,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
123
Honduras
$ 2,900,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
124
Zambia
$ 2,861,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
125
Mali
$ 2,800,000,000
2002
126
Algeria
$ 2,700,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
128
Mauritius
$ 2,476,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
129
Gabon
$ 2,473,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
130
Madagascar
$ 2,117,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
131
Niger
$ 2,100,000,000
2003 est.
132
Togo
$ 2,000,000,000
2005
133
Senegal
$ 1,772,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
134
Uganda
$ 1,718,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
137
Tajikistan
$ 1,643,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
139
Chad
$ 1,600,000,000
2005 est.
142
Haiti
$ 1,506,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
143
Rwanda
$ 1,400,000,000
2004 est.
145
Armenia
$ 1,372,000,000
31 December 2007 est.
148
Benin
$ 1,200,000,000
2007
151
Seychelles
$ 1,111,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
152
Malawi
$ 1,039,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
153
Belize
$ 954,100,000
2008 est.
155
Guyana
$ 804,300,000
30 September 2008
156
Namibia
$ 797,700,000
31 December 2008 est.
161
Lesotho
$ 619,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
162
Swaziland
$ 554,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
164
Aruba
$ 478,600,000
2005 est.
167
Botswana
$ 422,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
174
Eritrea
$ 311,000,000
2000 est.
176
Comoros
$ 232,000,000
2000 est.
180
Malta
$ 188,800,000
2005
181
Samoa
$ 177,000,000
2004
185
Fiji
$ 127,000,000
2004 est.
188
Tonga
$ 80,700,000
2004
194
Nauru
$ 33,300,000
2002
200
Niue
$ 418,000
2002 est.