Country Comparison :: Debt - external
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.
Rank
country
Debt - external
Date of Information
4
France
$ 5,633,000,000,000
30 June 2011
5
Germany
$ 5,624,000,000,000
30 June 2011
6
Japan
$ 2,719,000,000,000
30 June 2011
7
Italy
$ 2,684,000,000,000
30 June 2011 est.
9
Spain
$ 2,570,000,000,000
30 June 2011
10
Ireland
$ 2,352,000,000,000
30 September 2011
12
Belgium
$ 1,399,000,000,000
30 June 2011
13
Australia
$ 1,376,000,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
15
Canada
$ 1,181,000,000,000
30 June 2011
16
Sweden
$ 1,016,000,000,000
30 June 2011
17
Hong Kong
$ 903,200,000,000
30 June 2011 est.
18
Austria
$ 883,500,000,000
30 June 2011
19
China
$ 697,200,000,000
30 September 2011 est.
20
Norway
$ 644,500,000,000
30 June 2011
21
Denmark
$ 626,900,000,000
30 June 2011
22
Greece
$ 583,300,000,000
30 June 2011
23
Finland
$ 577,000,000,000
31 December 2011
24
Portugal
$ 548,300,000,000
30 June 2011
25
Russia
$ 519,400,000,000
30 September 2011 est.
26
Brazil
$ 397,500,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
28
Poland
$ 320,000,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
29
Turkey
$ 306,600,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
30
India
$ 289,700,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
31
Mexico
$ 210,800,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
32
Indonesia
$ 186,900,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
33
Hungary
$ 184,500,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
35
Argentina
$ 136,800,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
36
Romania
$ 136,100,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
37
Taiwan
$ 125,800,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
38
Qatar
$ 125,300,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
39
Iceland
$ 124,500,000,000
30 June 2011
40
Ukraine
$ 123,700,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
41
Kazakhstan
$ 122,900,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
42
Thailand
$ 115,600,000,000
30 September 2011 est.
44
Israel
$ 102,300,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
46
Chile
$ 99,400,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
47
Venezuela
$ 89,600,000,000
30 September 2011 est.
48
Malaysia
$ 87,810,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
50
Slovakia
$ 72,940,000,000
30 November 2011 est.
52
Colombia
$ 68,760,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
53
Croatia
$ 66,300,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
54
Pakistan
$ 61,830,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
55
Slovenia
$ 61,230,000,000
30 June 2011
57
Iraq
$ 50,790,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
58
Malta
$ 48,790,000,000
30 June 2011
59
Bulgaria
$ 46,840,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
61
Kuwait
$ 41,730,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
62
Vietnam
$ 39,730,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
63
Sudan
$ 38,580,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
64
Latvia
$ 38,370,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
65
Peru
$ 36,980,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
66
Cyprus
$ 35,870,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
67
Egypt
$ 33,740,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
68
Belarus
$ 33,730,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
69
Serbia
$ 31,530,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
70
Lithuania
$ 31,030,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
71
Lebanon
$ 29,460,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
72
Morocco
$ 28,080,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
73
Estonia
$ 25,220,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
74
Bangladesh
$ 25,220,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
75
Singapore
$ 23,580,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
76
Tunisia
$ 23,210,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
77
Sri Lanka
$ 22,810,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
78
Cuba
$ 21,520,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
79
Angola
$ 18,160,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
80
Iran
$ 17,900,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
81
Guatemala
$ 15,670,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
82
Uruguay
$ 15,400,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
83
Bahrain
$ 14,930,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
85
Jamaica
$ 14,700,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
87
Panama
$ 13,340,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
91
Georgia
$ 11,080,000,000
31 December 2011
93
Nigeria
$ 10,430,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
94
Costa Rica
$ 10,050,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
95
Ecuador
$ 10,050,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
96
Tanzania
$ 9,490,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
97
Oman
$ 9,054,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
98
Kenya
$ 8,947,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
99
Uzbekistan
$ 8,570,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
100
Ethiopia
$ 7,989,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
101
Jordan
$ 7,644,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
102
Ghana
$ 7,511,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
103
Armenia
$ 7,336,000,000
30 September 2011
104
Syria
$ 7,074,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
105
Yemen
$ 6,613,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
106
Macedonia
$ 6,609,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
107
Zimbabwe
$ 6,440,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
108
Laos
$ 5,953,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
109
Burma
$ 5,811,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
110
Albania
$ 5,700,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
111
Bolivia
$ 5,491,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
112
Paraguay
$ 5,330,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
114
Mauritius
$ 5,205,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
115
Moldova
$ 5,200,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
116
Cambodia
$ 5,028,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
118
Libya
$ 4,774,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
119
Algeria
$ 4,699,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
120
Honduras
$ 4,564,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
121
Namibia
$ 4,537,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
123
Senegal
$ 4,429,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
124
Mozambique
$ 4,320,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
125
Azerbaijan
$ 4,074,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
126
Nicaragua
$ 4,073,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
127
Zambia
$ 3,962,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
128
Nepal
$ 3,777,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
129
Kyrgyzstan
$ 3,601,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
130
Uganda
$ 3,528,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
131
Mali
$ 3,192,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
132
Cameroon
$ 3,147,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
133
Guinea
$ 3,034,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
134
Somalia
$ 2,942,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
135
Mauritania
$ 2,816,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
136
Gabon
$ 2,726,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
137
Tajikistan
$ 2,593,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
139
Madagascar
$ 2,323,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
140
Botswana
$ 1,973,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
142
Chad
$ 1,769,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
143
Seychelles
$ 1,470,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
144
Benin
$ 1,395,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
145
Niger
$ 1,331,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
146
Malawi
$ 1,327,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
148
Bhutan
$ 1,275,000,000
2011
149
Guyana
$ 1,234,000,000
31 December 2010
152
Belize
$ 1,079,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
153
Eritrea
$ 1,077,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
158
Djibouti
$ 812,500,000
31 December 2011 est.
159
Lesotho
$ 729,900,000
31 December 2011 est.
160
Swaziland
$ 703,100,000
31 December 2011 est.
162
Haiti
$ 665,100,000
31 December 2011 est.
163
Cape Verde
$ 657,700,000
31 December 2011 est.
165
Burundi
$ 573,400,000
31 December 2011 est.
171
Aruba
$ 478,600,000
2005 est.
177
Comoros
$ 279,300,000
31 December 2009 est.
180
Fiji
$ 258,700,000
31 December 2011 est.
181
Samoa
$ 235,500,000
31 December 2009 est.
182
Liberia
$ 228,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
187
Tonga
$ 104,600,000
31 December 2010 est.
195
Nauru
$ 33,300,000
2004 est.
200
Niue
$ 418,000
2002 est.