This entry gives 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, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms. |
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Rank |
country |
Debt - external |
Date of Information |
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3 |
Germany |
$ 5,158,000,000,000 |
31 December 2008
|
|
4 |
France |
$ 4,935,000,000,000 |
31 December 2008
|
|
6 |
Ireland |
$ 2,356,000,000,000 |
31 December 2008
|
|
7 |
Italy |
$ 2,328,000,000,000 |
31 December 2008
|
|
8 |
Spain |
$ 2,317,000,000,000 |
31 December 2008
|
|
9 |
Japan |
$ 2,231,000,000,000 |
31 December 2008
|
|
10 |
Luxembourg |
$ 2,020,000,000,000 |
31 December 2008
|
|
11 |
Belgium |
$ 1,354,000,000,000 |
31 December 2008
|
|
13 |
Austria |
$ 832,800,000,000 |
31 December 2008
|
|
14 |
Australia |
$ 799,800,000,000 |
31 December 2008
|
|
15 |
Canada |
$ 781,100,000,000 |
31 December 2008
|
|
16 |
Hong Kong |
$ 659,900,000,000 |
31 December 2008
|
|
17 |
Sweden |
$ 617,300,000,000 |
31 December 2008
|
|
18 |
Denmark |
$ 588,800,000,000 |
31 December 2008
|
|
19 |
Greece |
$ 504,600,000,000 |
31 December 2008
|
|
20 |
Portugal |
$ 484,700,000,000 |
31 December 2008
|
|
21 |
Russia |
$ 483,500,000,000 |
31 December 2008
|
|
22 |
Norway |
$ 475,900,000,000 |
31 December 2008
|
|
23 |
China |
$ 400,600,000,000 |
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
25 |
Finland |
$ 339,500,000,000 |
31 December 2008
|
|
26 |
Turkey |
$ 278,100,000,000 |
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
27 |
Brazil |
$ 262,900,000,000 |
31 December 2008
|
|
28 |
Poland |
$ 243,500,000,000 |
31 December 2008
|
|
29 |
India |
$ 229,300,000,000 |
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
30 |
Hungary |
$ 212,100,000,000 |
31 December 2008
|
|
31 |
Mexico |
$ 200,400,000,000 |
31 December 2008
|
|
32 |
Indonesia |
$ 155,100,000,000 |
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
34 |
Argentina |
$ 128,200,000,000 |
31 December 2008
|
|
36 |
Romania |
$ 102,200,000,000 |
31 December 2008
|
|
37 |
Ukraine |
$ 101,700,000,000 |
31 December 2008
|
|
38 |
Taiwan |
$ 93,020,000,000 |
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
39 |
Israel |
$ 86,080,000,000 |
31 December 2008
|
|
42 |
Malaysia |
$ 75,330,000,000 |
31 December 2008
|
|
44 |
Iraq |
$ 67,740,000,000 |
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
46 |
Thailand |
$ 65,090,000,000 |
31 December 2008
|
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47 |
Chile |
$ 64,770,000,000 |
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
49 |
Qatar |
$ 57,370,000,000 |
31 December 2008 est.
|
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50 |
Croatia |
$ 54,790,000,000 |
31 December 2008
|
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51 |
Slovenia |
$ 54,610,000,000 |
31 December 2008
|
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52 |
Slovakia |
$ 52,530,000,000 |
31 December 2008
|
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53 |
Bulgaria |
$ 51,460,000,000 |
31 December 2008 est.
|
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54 |
Venezuela |
$ 47,030,000,000 |
31 December 2008 est.
|
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55 |
Pakistan |
$ 46,390,000,000 |
31 December 2008 est.
|
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56 |
Colombia |
$ 46,380,000,000 |
31 December 2008
|
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57 |
Latvia |
$ 42,260,000,000 |
31 December 2008
|
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58 |
Kuwait |
$ 36,890,000,000 |
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
59 |
Peru |
$ 34,590,000,000 |
31 December 2008
|
|
60 |
Sudan |
$ 33,720,000,000 |
31 December 2008 est.
|
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61 |
Lebanon |
$ 33,280,000,000 |
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
62 |
Cyprus |
$ 32,860,000,000 |
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
63 |
Lithuania |
$ 32,470,000,000 |
31 December 2008
|
|
64 |
Egypt |
$ 32,120,000,000 |
31 December 2008
|
|
65 |
Estonia |
$ 26,840,000,000 |
31 December 2008
|
|
66 |
Serbia |
$ 26,240,000,000 |
2007 est.
|
|
67 |
Vietnam |
$ 25,890,000,000 |
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
68 |
Singapore |
$ 25,520,000,000 |
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
69 |
Bangladesh |
$ 22,830,000,000 |
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
70 |
Iran |
$ 21,060,000,000 |
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
71 |
Tunisia |
$ 20,810,000,000 |
31 December 2008
|
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72 |
Morocco |
$ 20,120,000,000 |
31 December 2008 est.
|
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73 |
Cuba |
$ 19,040,000,000 |
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
74 |
Ecuador |
$ 18,110,000,000 |
31 December 2008
|
|
75 |
Monaco |
$ 18,000,000,000 |
2000 est.
|
|
76 |
Sri Lanka |
$ 16,780,000,000 |
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
77 |
Belarus |
$ 15,150,000,000 |
31 December 2008
|
|
78 |
Angola |
$ 14,090,000,000 |
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
82 |
Panama |
$ 11,260,000,000 |
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
83 |
Uruguay |
$ 10,730,000,000 |
31 December 2008
|
|
85 |
Jamaica |
$ 10,650,000,000 |
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
86 |
Bahrain |
$ 10,330,000,000 |
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
88 |
Nigeria |
$ 9,996,000,000 |
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
91 |
Burma |
$ 7,946,000,000 |
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
92 |
Kenya |
$ 7,855,000,000 |
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
93 |
Georgia |
$ 7,711,000,000 |
31 December 2008
|
|
94 |
Oman |
$ 7,680,000,000 |
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
96 |
Syria |
$ 7,167,000,000 |
31 December 2008 est.
|
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97 |
Jordan |
$ 6,794,000,000 |
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
98 |
Guatemala |
$ 6,500,000,000 |
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
99 |
Libya |
$ 6,223,000,000 |
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
100 |
Tanzania |
$ 6,195,000,000 |
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
101 |
Yemen |
$ 5,977,000,000 |
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
102 |
Bolivia |
$ 5,931,000,000 |
31 December 2008
|
|
103 |
Zimbabwe |
$ 5,669,000,000 |
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
104 |
Mauritius |
$ 5,077,000,000 |
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
105 |
Ghana |
$ 5,055,000,000 |
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
107 |
Macedonia |
$ 4,667,000,000 |
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
108 |
Nicaragua |
$ 4,596,000,000 |
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
109 |
Cambodia |
$ 4,127,000,000 |
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
110 |
Moldova |
$ 4,125,000,000 |
31 December 2008
|
|
111 |
Uzbekistan |
$ 4,022,000,000 |
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
112 |
Mozambique |
$ 3,826,000,000 |
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
113 |
Algeria |
$ 3,753,000,000 |
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
114 |
Paraguay |
$ 3,507,000,000 |
31 December 2008
|
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116 |
Armenia |
$ 3,449,000,000 |
31 December 2008
|
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118 |
Nepal |
$ 3,285,000,000 |
2008
|
|
119 |
Guinea |
$ 3,222,000,000 |
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
120 |
Honduras |
$ 3,209,000,000 |
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
121 |
Liberia |
$ 3,200,000,000 |
2005 est.
|
|
122 |
Laos |
$ 3,179,000,000 |
2006
|
|
123 |
Ethiopia |
$ 3,155,000,000 |
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
124 |
Zambia |
$ 3,095,000,000 |
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
126 |
Cameroon |
$ 3,066,000,000 |
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
127 |
Somalia |
$ 3,000,000,000 |
2001 est.
|
|
128 |
Gabon |
$ 2,986,000,000 |
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
129 |
Mali |
$ 2,800,000,000 |
2002
|
|
131 |
Azerbaijan |
$ 2,635,000,000 |
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
132 |
Senegal |
$ 2,627,000,000 |
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
134 |
Niger |
$ 2,100,000,000 |
2003 est.
|
|
135 |
Madagascar |
$ 2,023,000,000 |
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
136 |
Togo |
$ 2,000,000,000 |
2005
|
|
137 |
Uganda |
$ 1,835,000,000 |
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
138 |
Haiti |
$ 1,817,000,000 |
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
141 |
Chad |
$ 1,600,000,000 |
2005 est.
|
|
144 |
Tajikistan |
$ 1,503,000,000 |
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
145 |
Seychelles |
$ 1,422,000,000 |
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
146 |
Rwanda |
$ 1,400,000,000 |
2004 est.
|
|
150 |
Benin |
$ 1,200,000,000 |
2007
|
|
153 |
Malawi |
$ 1,005,000,000 |
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
154 |
Belize |
$ 954,100,000 |
2008 est.
|
|
156 |
Namibia |
$ 807,300,000 |
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
157 |
Guyana |
$ 804,300,000 |
30 September 2008
|
|
162 |
Lesotho |
$ 619,000,000 |
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
163 |
Swaziland |
$ 554,000,000 |
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
165 |
Aruba |
$ 478,600,000 |
2005 est.
|
|
168 |
Botswana |
$ 409,000,000 |
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
175 |
Eritrea |
$ 311,000,000 |
2000 est.
|
|
177 |
Comoros |
$ 232,000,000 |
2000 est.
|
|
181 |
Malta |
$ 188,800,000 |
2005
|
|
182 |
Samoa |
$ 177,000,000 |
2004
|
|
186 |
Fiji |
$ 127,000,000 |
2004 est.
|
|
189 |
Tonga |
$ 80,700,000 |
2004
|
|
201 |
Niue |
$ 418,000 |
2002 est.
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