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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.
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Rank
 country Debt - external Date of Information
1 United States
$ 12,250,000,000,000
30 June 2007
2 United Kingdom
$ 10,450,000,000,000
30 June 2007
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.
6 Netherlands
$ 2,277,000,000,000
30 June 2007
7 Ireland
$ 1,841,000,000,000
30 June 2007
8 Japan
$ 1,492,000,000,000
30 June 2007
9 Switzerland
$ 1,340,000,000,000
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.
21 Korea, South
$ 371,800,000,000
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.
31 United Arab Emirates
$ 126,900,000,000
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.
38 Czech Republic
$ 80,460,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
39 Hong Kong
$ 77,140,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
40 Saudi Arabia
$ 75,360,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
41 Iraq
$ 67,740,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
42 Chile
$ 66,950,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
43 Philippines
$ 61,410,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
44 Thailand
$ 59,690,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
45 New Zealand
$ 59,080,000,000
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.
58 South Africa
$ 36,030,000,000
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.
76 Cote d'Ivoire
$ 14,480,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
77 Sri Lanka
$ 13,590,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
78 Korea, North
$ 12,500,000,000
2001 est.
79 Uruguay
$ 10,970,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
80 Panama
$ 10,890,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
81 Dominican Republic
$ 10,330,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
82 Jamaica
$ 10,200,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
83 Bahrain
$ 10,030,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
84 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
$ 10,000,000,000
2007 est.
85 El Salvador
$ 9,988,000,000
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.
88 Afghanistan
$ 8,000,000,000
2004
89 Burma
$ 7,740,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
90 Bosnia and Herzegovina
$ 7,672,000,000
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.
102 Congo, Republic of the
$ 5,000,000,000
2000 est.
103 Georgia
$ 4,500,000,000
2007
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.
112 Trinidad and Tobago
$ 3,302,000,000
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.
119 Iceland
$ 3,073,000,000
2002
120 Somalia
$ 3,000,000,000
2001 est.
121 Azerbaijan
$ 2,997,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
122 Kyrgyzstan
$ 2,966,000,000
30 June 2007
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.
127 Netherlands Antilles
$ 2,680,000,000
2004
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.
135 Burkina Faso
$ 1,665,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
136 Papua New Guinea
$ 1,651,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
137 Tajikistan
$ 1,643,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
138 Sierra Leone
$ 1,610,000,000
2003 est.
139 Chad
$ 1,600,000,000
2005 est.
140 Mongolia
$ 1,600,000,000
2008
141 Albania
$ 1,550,000,000
2004
142 Haiti
$ 1,506,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
143 Rwanda
$ 1,400,000,000
2004 est.
144 Turkmenistan
$ 1,400,000,000
2004 est.
145 Armenia
$ 1,372,000,000
31 December 2007 est.
146 Gaza Strip
$ 1,300,000,000
2007 est.
147 West Bank
$ 1,300,000,000
2007 est.
148 Benin
$ 1,200,000,000
2007
149 Burundi
$ 1,200,000,000
2003
150 Central African Republic
$ 1,153,000,000
2007 est.
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.
154 Guinea-Bissau
$ 941,500,000
2000 est.
155 Guyana
$ 804,300,000
30 September 2008
156 Namibia
$ 797,700,000
31 December 2008 est.
157 Bhutan
$ 713,300,000
2006
158 Barbados
$ 668,000,000
2003
159 Montenegro
$ 650,000,000
2006
160 Gambia, The
$ 628,800,000
2003 est.
161 Lesotho
$ 619,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
162 Swaziland
$ 554,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
163 Suriname
$ 504,300,000
2005 est.
164 Aruba
$ 478,600,000
2005 est.
165 Maldives
$ 477,000,000
2008 est.
166 Djibouti
$ 428,000,000
2006
167 Botswana
$ 422,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
168 Antigua and Barbuda
$ 359,800,000
June 2006
169 Grenada
$ 347,000,000
2004
170 Bahamas, The
$ 342,600,000
2004 est.
171 Cape Verde
$ 325,000,000
2002
172 Sao Tome and Principe
$ 318,000,000
2002
173 Saint Kitts and Nevis
$ 314,000,000
2004
174 Eritrea
$ 311,000,000
2000 est.
175 Saint Lucia
$ 257,000,000
2004
176 Comoros
$ 232,000,000
2000 est.
177 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
$ 223,000,000
2004
178 Dominica
$ 213,000,000
2004
179 Equatorial Guinea
$ 191,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
180 Malta
$ 188,800,000
2005
181 Samoa
$ 177,000,000
2004
182 Solomon Islands
$ 166,000,000
2004
183 Bermuda
$ 160,000,000
FY99/00
184 Cook Islands
$ 141,000,000
1996 est.
185 Fiji
$ 127,000,000
2004 est.
186 Marshall Islands
$ 87,000,000
2008 est.
187 Vanuatu
$ 81,200,000
2004
188 Tonga
$ 80,700,000
2004
189 New Caledonia
$ 79,000,000
1998 est.
190 Cayman Islands
$ 70,000,000
1996
191 Faroe Islands
$ 64,000,000
1999
192 Micronesia, Federated States of
$ 60,800,000
FY05 est.
193 British Virgin Islands
$ 36,100,000
1997
194 Nauru
$ 33,300,000
2002
195 Greenland
$ 25,000,000
1999
196 Kiribati
$ 10,000,000
1999 est.
197 Montserrat
$ 8,900,000
1997
198 Anguilla
$ 8,800,000
1998
199 Wallis and Futuna
$ 3,670,000
2004
200 Niue
$ 418,000
2002 est.
201 Brunei
$ 0
2005
202 Liechtenstein
$ 0
2001
203 Palau
$ 0
FY99/00
204 Macau
$ 0
2006
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