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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 Gabon
$ 2,374,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
136 Namibia
$ 2,373,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
137 Botswana
$ 2,222,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
138 Niger
$ 2,100,000,000
2003 est.
139 Burkina Faso
$ 2,002,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
140 Tajikistan
$ 1,997,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
141 Mongolia
$ 1,860,000,000
2009
142 Sierra Leone
$ 1,610,000,000
2003 est.
143 Albania
$ 1,550,000,000
2004
144 Papua New Guinea
$ 1,548,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
145 Seychelles
$ 1,374,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
146 Malawi
$ 1,213,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
147 Burundi
$ 1,200,000,000
2003
148 Central African Republic
$ 1,153,000,000
2007 est.
149 West Bank
$ 1,040,000,000
2010 est.
150 Belize
$ 1,010,000,000
2009 est.
151 Guinea-Bissau
$ 941,500,000
2000 est.
152 Bhutan
$ 836,000,000
2009
153 Equatorial Guinea
$ 832,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
154 Guyana
$ 804,300,000
30 September 2008
155 Barbados
$ 668,000,000
2003
156 Montenegro
$ 650,000,000
2006
157 Lesotho
$ 647,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
158 Maldives
$ 589,000,000
2009 est.
159 Gambia, The
$ 530,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
160 Suriname
$ 504,300,000
2005 est.
161 Swaziland
$ 497,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
162 Haiti
$ 494,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
163 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
$ 479,000,000
2010 est.
164 Aruba
$ 478,600,000
2005 est.
165 Djibouti
$ 428,000,000
2006
166 Antigua and Barbuda
$ 359,800,000
June 2006
167 Grenada
$ 347,000,000
2004
168 Bahamas, The
$ 342,600,000
2004 est.
169 Cape Verde
$ 325,000,000
2002
170 Sao Tome and Principe
$ 318,000,000
2002
171 Saint Kitts and Nevis
$ 314,000,000
2004
172 Saint Lucia
$ 257,000,000
2004
173 Comoros
$ 232,000,000
2000 est.
174 Dominica
$ 213,000,000
2004
175 Samoa
$ 177,000,000
2004
176 Solomon Islands
$ 166,000,000
2004
177 Bermuda
$ 160,000,000
FY99/00
178 Cook Islands
$ 141,000,000
1996 est.
179 Fiji
$ 127,000,000
2004 est.
180 Marshall Islands
$ 87,000,000
2008 est.
181 Vanuatu
$ 81,200,000
2004
182 Tonga
$ 80,700,000
2004
183 New Caledonia
$ 79,000,000
1998 est.
184 Cayman Islands
$ 70,000,000
1996
185 Faroe Islands
$ 68,100,000
2006
186 Micronesia, Federated States of
$ 60,800,000
FY05 est.
187 Greenland
$ 58,000,000
2009
188 British Virgin Islands
$ 36,100,000
1997
189 Nauru
$ 33,300,000
190 Kiribati
$ 10,000,000
1999 est.
191 Montserrat
$ 8,900,000
1997
192 Anguilla
$ 8,800,000
1998
193 Wallis and Futuna
$ 3,670,000
2004
194 Niue
$ 418,000
2002 est.
195 Brunei
$ 0
2005
196 Liechtenstein
$ 0
2001
197 Palau
$ 0
FY99/00
198 Macau
$ 0
2009
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