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
$ 3,024,000,000,000
31 December 2012
8
Italy
$ 2,460,000,000,000
30 June 2012 est.
9
Ireland
$ 2,352,000,000,000
30 September 2011
10
Spain
$ 2,250,000,000,000
30 September 2012
12
Australia
$ 1,466,000,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
13
Belgium
$ 1,399,000,000,000
30 June 2011
15
Canada
$ 1,181,000,000,000
30 June 2011
16
Sweden
$ 1,016,000,000,000
30 June 2011
17
Hong Kong
$ 995,400,000,000
30 September 2012 est.
18
Austria
$ 883,500,000,000
30 June 2011
19
China
$ 770,800,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
20
Denmark
$ 626,900,000,000
30 June 2011
21
Greece
$ 583,300,000,000
30 June 2011
22
Finland
$ 577,000,000,000
31 December 2011
23
Russia
$ 565,900,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
24
Portugal
$ 548,300,000,000
30 June 2011
26
Brazil
$ 405,300,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
27
Turkey
$ 331,400,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
28
Poland
$ 310,200,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
29
India
$ 299,200,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
30
Indonesia
$ 187,100,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
31
Hungary
$ 170,000,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
33
Qatar
$ 137,000,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
34
Ukraine
$ 132,400,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
35
Argentina
$ 130,200,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
37
Taiwan
$ 127,400,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
38
Thailand
$ 126,400,000,000
30 September 2011 est.
39
Romania
$ 125,900,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
40
Mexico
$ 125,700,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
41
Iceland
$ 124,500,000,000
30 June 2011
42
Cyprus
$ 106,500,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
43
Kazakhstan
$ 105,500,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
44
Israel
$ 104,200,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
45
Chile
$ 102,100,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
46
Malaysia
$ 95,550,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
49
Colombia
$ 73,410,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
50
Slovakia
$ 72,940,000,000
30 November 2011 est.
51
Venezuela
$ 63,740,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
53
Slovenia
$ 61,230,000,000
30 June 2011
54
Croatia
$ 61,070,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
56
Pakistan
$ 55,980,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
57
Iraq
$ 50,260,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
58
Malta
$ 48,790,000,000
30 June 2011
60
Bulgaria
$ 43,240,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
61
Vietnam
$ 41,850,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
62
Sudan
$ 39,700,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
63
Peru
$ 38,910,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
64
Bangladesh
$ 36,210,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
65
Latvia
$ 35,340,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
66
Egypt
$ 34,880,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
67
Serbia
$ 33,410,000,000
30 November 2012 est.
68
Lebanon
$ 32,640,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
69
Lithuania
$ 31,370,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
70
Morocco
$ 29,420,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
71
Kuwait
$ 28,210,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
72
Estonia
$ 25,920,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
73
Bahrain
$ 25,270,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
74
Singapore
$ 24,640,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
75
Tunisia
$ 24,490,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
76
Sri Lanka
$ 22,820,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
77
Cuba
$ 22,160,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
78
Ecuador
$ 20,030,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
79
Angola
$ 19,650,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
82
Guatemala
$ 16,170,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
83
Uruguay
$ 15,900,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
84
Jamaica
$ 14,600,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
85
Panama
$ 14,200,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
88
Costa Rica
$ 12,040,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
89
Ghana
$ 11,230,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
90
Tanzania
$ 11,180,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
91
Uzbekistan
$ 10,460,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
92
Nigeria
$ 10,100,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
93
Ethiopia
$ 9,956,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
94
Oman
$ 9,768,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
95
Kenya
$ 9,526,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
96
Iran
$ 9,452,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
98
Syria
$ 8,818,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
99
Georgia
$ 8,200,000,000
31 December 2012
101
Zimbabwe
$ 6,975,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
102
Yemen
$ 6,726,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
103
Macedonia
$ 6,560,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
104
Armenia
$ 6,435,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
105
Jordan
$ 6,065,000,000
30 November 2012 est.
106
Moldova
$ 5,776,000,000
30 September 2012 est.
107
Mauritius
$ 5,768,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
108
Laos
$ 5,599,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
109
Burma
$ 5,448,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
110
Zambia
$ 5,445,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
111
Albania
$ 5,281,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
112
Nicaragua
$ 5,228,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
113
Libya
$ 5,054,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
114
Honduras
$ 4,884,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
115
Mozambique
$ 4,880,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
120
Algeria
$ 4,344,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
122
Namibia
$ 4,204,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
123
Bolivia
$ 4,200,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
124
Uganda
$ 4,126,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
125
Senegal
$ 4,117,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
126
Azerbaijan
$ 4,042,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
127
Cambodia
$ 3,992,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
128
Nepal
$ 3,774,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
129
Kyrgyzstan
$ 3,666,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
130
Cameroon
$ 3,343,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
131
Somalia
$ 2,942,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
132
Mauritania
$ 2,942,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
133
Gabon
$ 2,758,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
134
Mali
$ 2,725,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
135
Guinea
$ 2,652,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
136
Madagascar
$ 2,631,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
137
Mongolia
$ 2,564,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
139
Paraguay
$ 2,245,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
140
Tajikistan
$ 2,200,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
141
Botswana
$ 1,968,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
142
Chad
$ 1,749,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
144
Belize
$ 1,457,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
145
Seychelles
$ 1,453,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
146
Niger
$ 1,451,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
147
Bermuda
$ 1,400,000,000
2012 est.
149
Bhutan
$ 1,275,000,000
2011
150
Guyana
$ 1,234,000,000
31 December 2010
152
Malawi
$ 1,214,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
153
Haiti
$ 1,125,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
155
Belarus
$ 1,067,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
157
Eritrea
$ 1,026,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
158
Benin
$ 953,500,000
31 December 2012 est.
159
Rwanda
$ 937,200,000
31 December 2012 est.
163
Djibouti
$ 802,900,000
31 December 2012 est.
164
Cape Verde
$ 741,300,000
31 December 2012 est.
165
Swaziland
$ 737,300,000
31 December 2012 est.
166
Lesotho
$ 715,400,000
31 December 2012 est.
168
Grenada
$ 538,000,000
2010 est.
169
Aruba
$ 533,400,000
2005 est.
175
Liberia
$ 400,300,000
31 December 2012 est.
176
Kosovo
$ 326,000,000
2011 est.
178
Vanuatu
$ 307,700,000
31 December 2011 est.
179
Comoros
$ 279,300,000
31 December 2009 est.
180
Fiji
$ 268,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
181
Dominica
$ 253,800,000
31 December 2012 est.
183
Samoa
$ 235,500,000
31 December 2009 est.
184
Burundi
$ 231,700,000
31 December 2012 est.
188
Tonga
$ 118,600,000
31 December 2012 est.
195
Nauru
$ 33,300,000
2004 est.
200
Niue
$ 418,000
2002 est.