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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.
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 country Debt - external Date of Information
1 United States
$ 13,980,000,000,000
30 June 2010
2 European Union
$ 13,720,000,000,000
30 June 2010
3 United Kingdom
$ 8,981,000,000,000
30 June 2010
4 Germany
$ 4,713,000,000,000
30 June 2010
5 France
$ 4,698,000,000,000
30 June 2010
6 Japan
$ 2,246,000,000,000
30 June 2010
7 Norway
$ 2,232,000,000,000
30 June 2010
8 Italy
$ 2,223,000,000,000
30 June 2010 est.
9 Spain
$ 2,166,000,000,000
30 June 2010
10 Ireland
$ 2,131,000,000,000
30 June 2010
11 Luxembourg
$ 1,892,000,000,000
30 June 2010
12 Belgium
$ 1,241,000,000,000
30 June 2010
13 Switzerland
$ 1,190,000,000,000
30 June 2010
14 Australia
$ 1,169,000,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
15 Canada
$ 1,009,000,000,000
30 June 2010
16 Sweden
$ 853,300,000,000
30 June 2010
17 Austria
$ 755,000,000,000
30 June 2010
18 Denmark
$ 559,500,000,000
30 June 2010
19 Greece
$ 532,900,000,000
30 June 2010
20 Portugal
$ 497,800,000,000
30 June 2010
21 Russia
$ 480,200,000,000
30 November 2010 est.
22 China
$ 406,600,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
23 Finland
$ 370,800,000,000
30 June 2010
24 Korea, South
$ 370,100,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
25 Brazil
$ 310,800,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
26 Turkey
$ 270,700,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
27 Poland
$ 252,900,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
28 India
$ 237,100,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
29 Mexico
$ 212,500,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
30 Indonesia
$ 155,900,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
31 Hungary
$ 134,600,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
32 Argentina
$ 128,600,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
33 United Arab Emirates
$ 122,700,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
34 Romania
$ 108,900,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
35 Ukraine
$ 97,500,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
36 Kazakhstan
$ 94,440,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
37 Taiwan
$ 91,410,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
38 Israel
$ 89,680,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
39 Czech Republic
$ 86,790,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
40 Chile
$ 84,510,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
41 Saudi Arabia
$ 82,920,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
42 Thailand
$ 82,500,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
43 South Africa
$ 80,520,000,000
30 June 2010 est.
44 Qatar
$ 71,380,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
45 Hong Kong
$ 69,860,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
46 New Zealand
$ 64,330,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
47 Malaysia
$ 62,820,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
48 Philippines
$ 61,850,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
49 Croatia
$ 59,700,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
50 Slovakia
$ 59,330,000,000
30 June 2010 est.
51 Colombia
$ 57,740,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
52 Pakistan
$ 57,210,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
53 Kuwait
$ 56,810,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
54 Venezuela
$ 55,610,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
55 Iraq
$ 52,580,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
56 Slovenia
$ 51,570,000,000
30 June 2010
57 Malta
$ 41,020,000,000
30 June 2010
58 Sudan
$ 37,980,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
59 Latvia
$ 37,280,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
60 Bulgaria
$ 36,150,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
61 Lebanon
$ 34,450,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
62 Vietnam
$ 33,450,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
63 Peru
$ 33,290,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
64 Serbia
$ 32,310,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
65 Egypt
$ 30,610,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
66 Lithuania
$ 27,600,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
67 Estonia
$ 25,130,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
68 Belarus
$ 24,800,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
69 Bangladesh
$ 24,460,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
70 Morocco
$ 22,690,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
71 Singapore
$ 21,660,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
72 Cuba
$ 19,750,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
73 Tunisia
$ 18,760,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
74 Monaco
$ 18,000,000,000
2000 est.
75 Angola
$ 17,980,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
76 Sri Lanka
$ 17,970,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
77 Guatemala
$ 17,470,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
78 Ecuador
$ 14,710,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
79 Bahrain
$ 14,680,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
80 Panama
$ 13,850,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
81 Uruguay
$ 13,390,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
82 Dominican Republic
$ 13,090,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
83 Iran
$ 12,840,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
84 Jamaica
$ 12,660,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
85 Korea, North
$ 12,500,000,000
2001 est.
86 Cote d'Ivoire
$ 11,600,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
87 El Salvador
$ 11,450,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
88 Nigeria
$ 11,020,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
89 Costa Rica
$ 9,126,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
90 Oman
$ 8,829,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
91 Bosnia and Herzegovina
$ 7,996,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
92 Kenya
$ 7,935,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
93 Syria
$ 7,682,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
94 Tanzania
$ 7,576,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
95 Yemen
$ 7,147,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
96 Burma
$ 7,145,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
97 Ghana
$ 6,483,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
98 Libya
$ 6,378,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
99 Bolivia
$ 6,130,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
100 Zimbabwe
$ 5,772,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
101 Jordan
$ 5,522,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
102 Macedonia
$ 5,520,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
103 Armenia
$ 5,227,000,000
30 June 2010
104 Mauritius
$ 5,043,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
105 Congo, Republic of the
$ 5,000,000,000
2000 est.
106 Turkmenistan
$ 5,000,000,000
2009 est.
107 Mozambique
$ 4,990,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
108 Nepal
$ 4,500,000,000
2009
109 Paraguay
$ 4,346,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
110 Cambodia
$ 4,338,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
111 Trinidad and Tobago
$ 4,303,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
112 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
$ 4,300,000,000
2009 est.
113 Ethiopia
$ 4,289,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
114 Uzbekistan
$ 4,236,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
115 Moldova
$ 4,146,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
116 Algeria
$ 4,138,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
117 Nicaragua
$ 4,030,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
118 Senegal
$ 3,885,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
119 Kyrgyzstan
$ 3,738,000,000
30 June 2010
120 Honduras
$ 3,540,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
121 Zambia
$ 3,495,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
122 Georgia
$ 3,381,000,000
31 December 2009
123 Cameroon
$ 3,344,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
124 Azerbaijan
$ 3,221,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
125 Liberia
$ 3,200,000,000
2005 est.
126 Laos
$ 3,085,000,000
2009 est.
127 Iceland
$ 3,073,000,000
2002
128 Guinea
$ 3,072,000,000
31 December 2009 est.
129 Somalia
$ 3,000,000,000
2001 est.
130 Madagascar
$ 2,973,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
131 Benin
$ 2,894,000,000
31 December 2009 est.
132 Uganda
$ 2,888,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
133 Mali
$ 2,800,000,000
2002
134 Afghanistan
$ 2,700,000,000
2008/2009
135 Netherlands Antilles
$ 2,680,000,000
2004
136 Gabon
$ 2,374,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
137 Namibia
$ 2,373,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
138 Botswana
$ 2,222,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
139 Niger
$ 2,100,000,000
2003 est.
140 Burkina Faso
$ 2,002,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
141 Tajikistan
$ 1,997,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
142 Mongolia
$ 1,860,000,000
2009
143 Sierra Leone
$ 1,610,000,000
2003 est.
144 Albania
$ 1,550,000,000
2004
145 Papua New Guinea
$ 1,548,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
146 Seychelles
$ 1,374,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
147 Malawi
$ 1,213,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
148 Burundi
$ 1,200,000,000
2003
149 Central African Republic
$ 1,153,000,000
2007 est.
150 West Bank
$ 1,040,000,000
2010 est.
151 Belize
$ 1,010,000,000
2009 est.
152 Guinea-Bissau
$ 941,500,000
2000 est.
153 Bhutan
$ 836,000,000
2009
154 Equatorial Guinea
$ 832,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
155 Guyana
$ 804,300,000
30 September 2008
156 Barbados
$ 668,000,000
2003
157 Montenegro
$ 650,000,000
2006
158 Lesotho
$ 647,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
159 Maldives
$ 589,000,000
2009 est.
160 Gambia, The
$ 530,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
161 Suriname
$ 504,300,000
2005 est.
162 Swaziland
$ 497,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
163 Haiti
$ 494,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
164 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
$ 479,000,000
2010 est.
165 Aruba
$ 478,600,000
2005 est.
166 Djibouti
$ 428,000,000
2006
167 Antigua and Barbuda
$ 359,800,000
June 2006
168 Grenada
$ 347,000,000
2004
169 Bahamas, The
$ 342,600,000
2004 est.
170 Cape Verde
$ 325,000,000
2002
171 Sao Tome and Principe
$ 318,000,000
2002
172 Saint Kitts and Nevis
$ 314,000,000
2004
173 Saint Lucia
$ 257,000,000
2004
174 Comoros
$ 232,000,000
2000 est.
175 Dominica
$ 213,000,000
2004
176 Samoa
$ 177,000,000
2004
177 Solomon Islands
$ 166,000,000
2004
178 Bermuda
$ 160,000,000
FY99/00
179 Cook Islands
$ 141,000,000
1996 est.
180 Fiji
$ 127,000,000
2004 est.
181 Marshall Islands
$ 87,000,000
2008 est.
182 Vanuatu
$ 81,200,000
2004
183 Tonga
$ 80,700,000
2004
184 New Caledonia
$ 79,000,000
1998 est.
185 Cayman Islands
$ 70,000,000
1996
186 Faroe Islands
$ 68,100,000
2006
187 Micronesia, Federated States of
$ 60,800,000
FY05 est.
188 Greenland
$ 58,000,000
2009
189 British Virgin Islands
$ 36,100,000
1997
190 Nauru
$ 33,300,000
191 Kiribati
$ 10,000,000
1999 est.
192 Montserrat
$ 8,900,000
1997
193 Anguilla
$ 8,800,000
1998
194 Wallis and Futuna
$ 3,670,000
2004
195 Niue
$ 418,000
2002 est.
196 Brunei
$ 0
2005
197 Liechtenstein
$ 0
2001
198 Palau
$ 0
FY99/00
199 Macau
$ 0
2009
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