Rank
(total)
CountryExternal Debts
(million US-$)
per Capita
(US-$)
Date
1United States of America12,250,000.040,679June 2007
2Great Britain & Northern Ireland10,450,000.0171,942June 2007
3Germany4,489,000.054,477June 2007
4France4,396,000.071,480June 2007
5Italy2,345,000.040,328June 2007
6Netherlands2,277,000.0137,412June 2007
7Spain2,047,000.050,608June 2007 est.
8Ireland1,841,000.0448,032June 2007
9Japan1,492,000.011,708June 2007
10Switzerland1,340,000.0177,374June 2007
11Belgium1,313,000.0126,344June 2007
12Australia824,900.040,369June 2007
13Canada758,600.022,719June 2007
14Austria752,500.091,771June 2007
15Sweden598,200.066,344June 2006
16Hong Kong588,000.084,2362007 est.
17Denmark492,600.090,086June 2007
18Norway469,100.0101,363June 2007
19Portugal389,500.036,597December 2007
20China363,000.0275December 2007 est.
21Russia343,100.02,427December 2007
22Finland271,200.051,771June 2007
23Turkey247,200.03,474December 2007
24Brazil223,900.01,178December 2007
25Korea (South)220,100.04,488December 2007
26Mexico179,700.01,653December 2007
27Poland169,500.04,401December 2007
28India148,100.0131December 2007
29Indonesia140,700.0600December 2007
30Argentina135,400.03,360December 2007
31Hungary125,900.012,646December 2007
32Iraq100,900.03,669December 2007 est.
33Taiwan (Rep. of China)98,440.04,306December 2007
34Kazakhstan96,370.06,305December 2007
35Israel89,950.013,996December 2007
36Greece86,720.08,100December 2007
37Czech Republic76,760.07,504December 2007
38Romania72,360.03,248December 2007
39Ukraine69,190.01,494December 2007
40Philippines61,830.0679December 2007 est.
41Thailand58,500.0899December 2007
42United Arab Emirates57,520.012,943December 2007 est.
43Malaysia53,450.02,153December 2007
44Saudi Arabia52,080.01,887December 2007 est.
45New Zealand50,070.012,165December 2007 est.
46Chile49,650.03,049June 2007
47Croatia45,290.010,079June 2007
48Venezuela41,520.01,595December 2007 est.
49Colombia41,160.0927June 2007
50Slovenia40,420.020,117June 2007
51South Africa39,710.0903December 2007
52Pakistan39,230.0238December 2007 est.
53Slovakia36,630.06,724December 2007
54Kuwait34,670.013,837December 2007 est.
55Bulgaria34,440.04,703June 2007
56Latvia33,530.014,838December 2007
57Qatar33,090.036,474December 2007 est.
58Lebanon31,520.08,030December 2007 est.
59Peru31,070.01,084December 2007 est.
60Egypt30,200.0376June 2007
61Sudan29,510.0749December 2007 est.
62Cyprus27,690.035,119December 2007 est.
63Lithuania27,190.07,605December 2007
64Serbia26,240.02,5852007 est.
65Singapore25,590.05,620December 2007 est.
66Estonia23,080.017,539June 2007
67Vietnam21,690.0254December 2007 est.
68Bangladesh21,230.0141December 2007 est.
69Iran20,650.0316December 2007 est.
70Morocco19,910.0590December 2007 est.
71Tunisia19,270.01,875December 2007
72Monaco18,000.0567,9492000 est.
73Ecuador16,930.01,231December 2007
74Cuba16,790.01,474December 2007 est.
75Cote d'Ivoire13,990.0777December 2007 est.
76Korea (North)12,500.05692001 est.
77Sri Lanka12,190.0583December 2007 est.
78Uruguay11,420.03,300December 2007
79Panama10,450.03,223December 2007 est.
80Dominican Republic10,210.01,090December 2007 est.
81Congo (Dem. Rep.)10,000.01602006 est.
82Jamaica9,657.03,474December 2007 est.
83El Salvador9,574.01,378December 2007
84Angola8,234.0671December 2007 est.
85Jordan8,206.01,356December 2007 est.
86Nigeria8,031.059December 2007 est.
87Afghanistan8,000.02672004
88Bahrain7,895.011,142December 2007 est.
89Costa Rica7,422.01,795June 2007
90Myanmar7,133.0151December 2007 est.
91Belarus6,889.0708December 2007
92Kenya6,713.0182December 2007 est.
93Bosnia & Herzegovina6,700.01,472December 2007 est.
94Syria6,465.0335December 2007 est.
95Yemen6,044.0272December 2007 est.
96Guatemala5,908.0464December 2007 est.
97Oman5,297.01,653December 2007 est.
98Zimbabwe5,155.0419December 2007 est.
99Congo (Republic)5,000.01,7662000 est.
100Ghana4,898.0214December 2007 est.
101Gabon4,895.03,365December 2007 est.
102Libya4,837.0801December 2007 est.
103Madagascar4,600.02792002
104Georgia4,500.09692007
105Bolivia4,492.0493December 2007 est.
106Algeria4,392.0132December 2007 est.
107Tanzania4,379.0111December 2007 est.
108Mozambique4,168.0199December 2007 est.
109Macedonia3,967.01,930December 2007
110Uzbekistan3,927.0141December 2007 est.
111Cambodia3,891.0278December 2007 est.
112Paraguay3,605.0541December 2007 est.
113Honduras3,410.0456December 2007 est.
114Nicaragua3,335.0588December 2007 est.
115Guinea3,307.0332December 2007 est.
116Moldova3,300.0764December 2007
117Liberia3,200.01,1032005 est.
118Laos3,179.04992006
119Iceland3,073.010,9992002
120Nepal3,070.0109March 2006
121Somalia3,000.04012001 est.
122Kyrgyzstan2,966.0561June 2007
123Trinidad & Tobago2,826.02,675December 2007 est.
124Mali2,800.02472002
125Netherlands Antilles2,680.012,1842004
126Ethiopia2,622.034December 2007 est.
127Zambia2,598.0226December 2007 est.
128Cameroon2,555.0141December 2007 est.
129Azerbaijan2,399.0295December 2007 est.
130Mauritius2,136.01,708December 2007 est.
131Senegal2,130.0170December 2007
132Niger2,100.01902003 est.
133Togo2,000.03702005
134Sierra Leone1,610.02812003 est.
135Chad1,600.01662005 est.
136Papua New Guinea1,595.0275December 2007 est.
137Tajikistan1,560.0220December 2007 est.
138Albania1,550.04352004
139Uganda1,498.050December 2007 est.
140Haiti1,463.0168December 2007 est.
141Mongolia1,438.04872007
142Rwanda1,400.01662004 est.
142Turkmenistan1,400.02832004 est.
144Armenia1,372.0462December 2007 est.
145Burkina Faso1,330.0932007
146Belize1,200.04,269June 2005 est.
146Benin1,200.01492007
146Burundi1,200.01972003
146Guyana1,200.01,7192002
150Central African Republic1,153.02642007 est.
151Seychelles1,059.012,931December 2007 est.
152Guinea-Bissau941.57322000 est.
153Namibia941.1458December 2007 est.
154Malawi894.066December 2007 est.
155Lesotho689.0324December 2007 est.
156Barbados668.02,4092003
157Montenegro650.01,0312006
158Gambia628.84192003 est.
159Bhutan593.02662004
160Swaziland524.0462December 2007 est.
161Suriname504.31,1512005 est.
162Maldives482.01,3432006 est.
163Aruba478.66,6882005 est.
164Djibouti428.08802006
165Botswana408.0225December 2007 est.
166Antigua & Barbuda359.85,206June 2006
167Grenada347.03,8772004
168Bahamas342.61,1352004 est.
169Equatorial Guinea341.0619December 2007 est.
170Cape Verde325.07952002
171Sao Tome and Principe318.01,8672002
172Saint Kitts & Nevis314.08,0602004
173Eritrea311.0752000 est.
174Saint Lucia257.01,5452004
175Comoros232.04012000 est.
176Saint Vincent & the Grenadines223.01,8972004
177Dominica213.03,0862004
178Malta188.84742005
179Samoa177.09982004
180Solomon Islands166.03092004
181Bermuda160.02,540FY1999
182Cook Islands141.0...1996 est.
183Fiji Islands127.01422004 est.
184Marshall Islands86.51,270FY1999
185Vanuatu81.23952004
186Tonga80.77182004
187New Caledonia79.03911998 est.
188Cayman Islands70.0...1996
189Faroe Islands64.01,4131999
190Micronesia, Federated States of60.8562FY2005 est.
191British Virgin Islands36.1...1997
192Nauru33.32,7012002
193Greenland25.04441999
194Kiribati10.01091999 est.
195Montserrat8.9...1997
196Anguilla8.87461998
197Wallis and Futuna3.72292004
198Niue0.41962002 est.
199Brunei0.002005
199Liechtenstein0.002001
199Macau0.002006
199Palau0.00FY1999
 World53,970,000.08,4692004 est.

For non-listed countries is no information available.

This page reports 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.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2007-12-13)

(c) Thomas Brinkhoff, 2008-07-29