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Country | Debt - external |
---|---|
Afghanistan |
$2.84 billion
(FY/)
|
Albania |
$9.505 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$8.421 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Algeria |
$6.26 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$5.088 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
American Samoa |
NA |
Andorra |
$0
(2016)
|
Angola |
$42.08 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$27.14 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Anguilla |
$41.04 million
(31 December 2013)
$8.8 million
(1998)
|
Antigua and Barbuda |
$441.2 million
(31 December 2012)
$458 million
(June 2010)
|
Argentina |
$214.9 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$190.2 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Armenia |
$10.41 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$8.987 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Aruba |
$693.2 million
(31 December 2014 est.)
$666.4 million
(31 December 2013 est.)
|
Australia |
$1.714 trillion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$1.547 trillion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Austria |
$630.8 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$679.3 billion
(31 March 2015 est.)
|
Azerbaijan |
$17.41 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$13.83 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Bahamas, The |
$17.56 billion
(31 December 2013 est.)
$16.35 billion
(31 December 2012 est.)
|
Bahrain |
$52.15 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$42.55 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Bangladesh |
$50.26 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$41.85 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Barbados |
$4.49 billion
(2010 est.)
$668 million
(2003 est.)
|
Belarus |
$39.92 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$37.74 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Belgium |
$1.281 trillion
(31 March 2016 est.)
$1.214 trillion
(31 March 2015 est.)
|
Belize |
$1.315 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$1.338 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Benin |
$2.804 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$2.476 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Bermuda |
$2.515 billion
(2017 est.)
$2.435 billion
(2015 est.)
|
Bhutan |
$2.671 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$2.355 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Bolivia |
$12.81 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$7.268 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
$10.87 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$10.64 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Botswana |
$2.187 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$2.421 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Brazil |
$547.4 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$548.6 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
British Virgin Islands |
$36.1 million
(1997)
|
Brunei |
$0
(2014)
$0
(2013)
note: public external debt only; private external debt unavailable |
Bulgaria |
$42.06 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$35.98 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Burkina Faso |
$3.056 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$2.88 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Burma |
$6.594 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$8.2 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Burundi |
$610.9 million
(31 December 2017 est.)
$622.4 million
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Cabo Verde |
$1.713 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$1.688 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Cambodia |
$11.87 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$10.3 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Cameroon |
$9.375 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$7.364 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Canada |
$1.608 trillion
(31 March 2016 est.)
$1.55 trillion
(31 March 2015 est.)
|
Central African Republic |
$779.9 million
(31 December 2017 est.)
$691.5 million
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Chad |
$1.724 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$1.281 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Chile |
$183.4 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$158.1 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
China |
$1.598 trillion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$1.429 trillion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Colombia |
$124.6 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$115 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Comoros |
$199.8 million
(31 December 2017 est.)
$132 million
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
$4.963 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$5.35 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Congo, Republic of the |
$4.605 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$4.721 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Cook Islands |
$141 million
(1996 est.)
|
Costa Rica |
$26.83 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$24.3 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Cote d'Ivoire |
$13.07 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$11.02 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Croatia |
$48.1 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$46.96 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Cuba |
$30.06 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$29.89 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Cyprus |
$95.28 billion
(31 December 2013 est.)
$103.5 billion
(31 December 2012 est.)
|
Czechia |
$205.2 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$138 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Denmark |
$484.8 billion
(31 March 2016 est.)
$519.8 billion
(31 March 2015 est.)
|
Djibouti |
$1.954 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$1.519 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Dominica |
$280.4 million
(31 December 2017 est.)
$314.2 million
(31 December 2015 est.)
|
Dominican Republic |
$29.16 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$27.7 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Ecuador |
$39.29 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$38.14 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Egypt |
$77.47 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$62.38 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
El Salvador |
$15.51 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$16.32 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Equatorial Guinea |
$1.211 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$1.074 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Eritrea |
$792.7 million
(31 December 2017 est.)
$875.6 million
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Estonia |
$19.05 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
$18.3 billion
(31 December 2015 est.)
|
Eswatini |
$526.3 million
(31 December 2017 est.)
$468.9 million
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Ethiopia |
$26.05 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$24.82 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
European Union |
$29.27 trillion
(31 December 2016 est.)
$28.68 trillion
(31 December 2015 est.)
|
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) |
$0
(2017 est.)
$0
(2016 est.)
|
Faroe Islands |
$387.6 million
(2012)
$274.5 million
(2010)
|
Fiji |
$1.022 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$696.4 million
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Finland |
$150.6 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
$147.8 billion
(31 December 2015 est.)
|
France |
$5.36 trillion
(31 March 2016 est.)
$5.25 trillion
(31 March 2015 est.)
|
French Polynesia |
NA |
Gabon |
$6.49 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$5.321 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Gambia, The |
$586.8 million
(31 December 2017 est.)
$571.2 million
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Gaza Strip |
see entry for the West Bank |
Georgia |
$16.99 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$14.08 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Germany |
$5.326 trillion
(31 March 2016 est.)
$5.21 trillion
(31 March 2015 est.)
|
Ghana |
$22.14 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$16.5 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Gibraltar |
NA |
Greece |
$506.6 billion
(31 March 2016 est.)
$468.2 billion
(31 March 2015 est.)
|
Greenland |
$36.4 million
(2010)
$58 million
(2009)
|
Grenada |
$793.5 million
(2017 est.)
$682.3 million
(2016 est.)
|
Guam |
NA |
Guatemala |
$22.92 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$21.45 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Guernsey |
NA |
Guinea |
$1.458 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$1.462 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Guinea-Bissau |
$1.095 billion
(31 December 2010 est.)
$941.5 million
(31 December 2000 est.)
|
Guyana |
$1.69 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$1.542 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Haiti |
$2.762 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$2.17 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Honduras |
$8.625 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$7.852 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Hong Kong |
$633.6 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$1.349 trillion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Hungary |
$138.1 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$131.3 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Iceland |
$21.7 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$25.02 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
India |
$501.6 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$456.4 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Indonesia |
$344.4 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
|
Iran |
$7.995 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$8.196 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Iraq |
$73.02 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$64.16 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Ireland |
$2.47 trillion
(31 March 2016 est.)
$2.35 trillion
(31 March 2015 est.)
|
Isle of Man |
NA |
Israel |
$88.66 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$87.96 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Italy |
$2.444 trillion
(31 March 2016 est.)
$2.3 trillion
(31 March 2015 est.)
|
Jamaica |
$14.94 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$10.24 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Japan |
$3.24 trillion
(31 March 2016 est.)
$2.83 trillion
(31 March 2015 est.)
|
Jersey |
NA |
Jordan |
$29.34 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$26.38 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Kazakhstan |
$167.5 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$163.6 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Kenya |
$27.59 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$37.7 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Kiribati |
$40.9 million
(2016 est.)
$32.3 million
(2015 est.)
|
Korea, North |
$5 billion
(2013 est.)
|
Korea, South |
$384.6 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$384.1 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Kosovo |
$506 million
(31 December 2017 est.)
$448 million
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Kuwait |
$47.24 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$38.34 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Kyrgyzstan |
$8.164 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$8.182 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Laos |
$14.9 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$12.9 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Latvia |
$40.02 billion
(31 March 2016 est.)
$38.19 billion
(31 March 2015 est.)
|
Lebanon |
$39.3 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$36.6 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Lesotho |
$934.6 million
(31 December 2017 est.)
$921.3 million
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Liberia |
$1.036 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$938.9 million
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Libya |
$3.02 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$3.116 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Liechtenstein |
$0
(2015 est.)
note: public external debt only; private external debt unavailable
|
Lithuania |
$34.48 billion
(31 March 2016 est.)
$31.6 billion
(31 March 2015 est.)
|
Luxembourg |
$3.781 trillion
(31 March 2016 est.)
$3.806 trillion
(31 March 2015 est.)
|
Macau |
$0
(31 December 2013)
$0
(31 December 2012)
|
Madagascar |
$4.089 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$3.425 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Malawi |
$2.102 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$1.5 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Malaysia |
$217.2 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$195.3 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Maldives |
$848.8 million
(31 December 2016 est.)
$696.2 million
(31 December 2015 est.)
|
Mali |
$4.192 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$3.981 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Malta |
$90.98 billion
(September 2016 est.)
$99.02 billion
(31 December 2015 est.)
|
Marshall Islands |
$97.96 million
(2013 est.)
$87 million
(2008 est.)
|
Mauritania |
$4.15 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$3.899 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Mauritius |
$19.99 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$14.34 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Mexico |
$445.8 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$450.2 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Micronesia, Federated States of |
$93.6 million
(2013 est.)
$93.5 million
(2012 est.)
|
Moldova |
$6.549 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$6.138 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Monaco |
NA |
Mongolia |
$25.33 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$24.63 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Montenegro |
$2.516 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$2.224 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Montserrat |
$8.9 million
(1997)
|
Morocco |
$51.48 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$44.65 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Mozambique |
$10.91 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$10.48 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Namibia |
$7.969 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$6.904 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Nauru |
$33.3 million
(2004 est.)
|
Nepal |
$5.849 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$4.321 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Netherlands |
$4.063 trillion
(31 December 2016 est.)
$4.054 trillion
(31 December 2015 est.)
|
New Caledonia |
$112 million
(31 December 2013 est.)
$79 million (31 December 1998 est.)
|
New Zealand |
$91.62 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$84.03 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Nicaragua |
$11.31 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$10.87 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Niger |
$3.728 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$2.926 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Nigeria |
$40.96 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$31.41 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Niue |
$418,000
(2002 est.)
|
Norfolk Island |
NA |
North Macedonia |
$8.79 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$7.685 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Northern Mariana Islands |
NA |
Norway |
$642.3 billion
(31 March 2016 est.)
$640.1 billion
(31 March 2015 est.)
note: Norway is a net external creditor
|
Oman |
$46.27 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$27.05 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Pakistan |
$82.19 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$70.45 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Palau |
$18.38 billion
(31 December 2014 est.)
$16.47 billion
(31 December 2013 est.)
|
Panama |
$91.53 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$83.81 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Papua New Guinea |
$17.94 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$18.28 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Paraguay |
$17.7 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$16.48 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Peru |
$66.25 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$66.76 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Philippines |
$76.18 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$74.76 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Poland |
$241 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$347.8 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Portugal |
$449 billion
(31 March 2016 est.)
$447 billion
(31 March 2015 est.)
|
Puerto Rico |
$56.82 billion
(31 December 2010 est.)
$52.98 billion
(31 December 2009 est.)
|
Qatar |
$167.8 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$157.9 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Romania |
$95.97 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$93.71 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Russia |
$539.6 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$434.8 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Rwanda |
$3.258 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$2.611 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha |
NA |
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
$201.8 million
(31 December 2017 est.)
$187.9 million
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Saint Lucia |
$570.6 million
(31 December 2017 est.)
$529 million
(31 December 2015 est.)
|
Saint Pierre and Miquelon |
NA |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
$362.2 million
(31 December 2017 est.)
$330.8 million
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Samoa |
$447.2 million
(31 December 2013 est.)
|
San Marino |
NA |
Sao Tome and Principe |
$292.9 million
(31 December 2017 est.)
$308.5 million
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Saudi Arabia |
$205.1 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$189.3 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Senegal |
$8.571 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$6.327 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Serbia |
$29.5 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$30.38 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Seychelles |
$2.559 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$2.651 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Sierra Leone |
$1.615 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$1.503 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Singapore |
$566.1 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$464.1 billion
(30 September 2017 est.)
|
Slovakia |
$75.04 billion
(31 March 2016 est.)
$74.19 billion
(31 March 2015 est.)
|
Slovenia |
$46.3 billion
(31 January 2017 est.)
$48.2 billion
(31 January 2016 est.)
|
Solomon Islands |
$757 million
(31 December 2017 est.)
$643 million
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Somalia |
$5.3 billion
(31 December 2014 est.)
|
South Africa |
$156.3 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$144.6 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Spain |
$2.094 trillion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$1.963 trillion
(31 March 2015 est.)
|
Sri Lanka |
$51.72 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$45.26 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Sudan |
$56.05 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$51.26 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Suriname |
$1.7 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$1.436 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Sweden |
$939.9 billion
(31 March 2016 est.)
$929.4 billion
(31 March 2015 est.)
|
Switzerland |
$1.664 trillion
(31 March 2016 est.)
$1.663 trillion
(31 March 2015 est.)
|
Syria |
$4.989 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$5.085 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Taiwan |
$181.9 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$172.2 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Tajikistan |
$5.75 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$5.495 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Tanzania |
$17.66 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$15.21 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Thailand |
$132 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$130.6 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Timor-Leste |
$311.5 million
(31 December 2014 est.)
$687 million
(31 December 2013 est.)
|
Togo |
$1.442 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$1.22 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Tonga |
$189.9 million
(31 December 2017 est.)
$198.2 million
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Trinidad and Tobago |
$8.238 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$8.746 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Tunisia |
$30.19 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$28.95 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Turkey |
$452.4 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$404.9 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Turkmenistan |
$539.4 million
(31 December 2017 est.)
$425.3 million
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Turks and Caicos Islands |
NA |
Tuvalu |
NA |
Uganda |
$10.8 billion
(22 March 2018 est.)
$11.54 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$6.241 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Ukraine |
$130 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$121.1 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
United Arab Emirates |
$237.6 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$218.7 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
United Kingdom |
$8.126 trillion
(31 March 2016 est.)
$8.642 trillion
(31 March 2015 est.)
|
United States |
$17.91 trillion
(31 March 2016 est.)
$17.85 trillion
(31 March 2015 est.)
note: approximately 4/5ths of US external debt is denominated in US dollars; foreign lenders have been willing to hold US dollar denominated debt instruments because they view the dollar as the world's reserve currency
|
Uruguay |
$28.37 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$27.9 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Uzbekistan |
$16.9 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$16.76 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Vanuatu |
$200.5 million
(31 December 2017 est.)
$182.5 million
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Venezuela |
$100.3 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$109.8 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Vietnam |
$96.58 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$84.34 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Virgin Islands |
NA |
Wallis and Futuna |
$3.67 million
(2004)
|
West Bank |
$1.662 billion
(31 March 2016 est.)
$1.467 billion
(31 March 2015 est.)
note: data include the Gaza Strip
|
Western Sahara |
NA |
World |
$76.56 trillion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$75.09 trillion
(31 December 2016 est.)
note: this figure is the sum total of all countries' external debt, both public and private
|
Yemen |
$7.068 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$7.181 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Zambia |
$11.66 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$9.562 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|
Zimbabwe |
$9.357 billion
(31 December 2017 est.)
$10.14 billion
(31 December 2016 est.)
|