COUNTRY COMPARISON :: DEBT - EXTERNAL
Debt - external compares 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.
| Rank | Country | DEBT - EXTERNAL | Date of Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | European Union | $15,950,000,000,000 | 31 December 2012 est. |
| 2 | United States | $15,680,000,000,000 | 31 December 2012 est. |
| 3 | United Kingdom | $9,577,000,000,000 | 31 December 2013 est. |
| 4 | Germany | $5,717,000,000,000 | 31 December 2012 est. |
| 5 | France | $5,371,000,000,000 | 31 December 2012 est. |
| 6 | Japan | $3,017,000,000,000 | 31 December 2012 est. |
| 7 | Luxembourg | $2,935,000,000,000 | 31 December 2012 est. |
| 8 | Italy | $2,604,000,000,000 | 31 December 2013 est. |
| 9 | Netherlands | $2,347,000,000,000 | 31 December 2013 est. |
| 10 | Spain | $2,278,000,000,000 | 31 December 2012 est. |
| 11 | Ireland | $2,164,000,000,000 | 31 December 2012 est. |
| 12 | Switzerland | $1,544,000,000,000 | 31 December 2012 est. |
| 13 | Australia | $1,480,000,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 14 | Belgium | $1,424,000,000,000 | 31 December 2012 est. |
| 15 | Canada | $1,331,000,000,000 | 31 December 2012 est. |
| 16 | Sweden | $1,039,000,000,000 | 31 December 2012 est. |
| 17 | China | $894,900,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 18 | Austria | $812,000,000,000 | 31 December 2012 est. |
| 19 | Norway | $720,600,000,000 | 31 December 2012 est. |
| 20 | Russia | $683,600,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 21 | Finland | $586,900,000,000 | 31 December 2012 est. |
| 22 | Denmark | $586,700,000,000 | 31 December 2012 est. |
| 23 | Greece | $568,700,000,000 | 30 September 2013 est. |
| 24 | Brazil | $535,400,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 25 | Portugal | $508,300,000,000 | 31 December 2012 est. |
| 26 | Mexico | $438,400,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 27 | India | $425,300,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 28 | Korea, South | $424,200,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 29 | Turkey | $407,100,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 30 | Poland | $395,200,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 31 | Indonesia | $278,500,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 32 | Taiwan | $191,900,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 33 | United Arab Emirates | $173,300,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 34 | Hong Kong | $171,300,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 35 | Hungary | $164,800,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 36 | Saudi Arabia | $164,300,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 37 | Kazakhstan | $163,200,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 38 | Qatar | $158,000,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 39 | Ukraine | $153,600,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 40 | Thailand | $150,800,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 41 | South Africa | $143,000,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 42 | Chile | $140,000,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 43 | Romania | $127,200,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 44 | Czech Republic | $116,100,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 45 | Argentina | $115,700,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 46 | Malaysia | $109,300,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 47 | Iceland | $102,000,000,000 | 31 December 2012 est. |
| 48 | Israel | $99,750,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 49 | Cyprus | $95,280,000,000 | 31 December 2013 est. |
| 50 | New Zealand | $87,160,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 51 | Colombia | $84,000,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 52 | Venezuela | $69,660,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 53 | Slovakia | $68,440,000,000 | 31 December 2012 est. |
| 54 | Vietnam | $68,050,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 55 | Pakistan | $62,330,000,000 | 30 June 2014 est. |
| 56 | Croatia | $61,040,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 57 | Philippines | $59,210,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 58 | Iraq | $58,190,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 59 | Puerto Rico | $56,820,000,000 | 31 December 2010 est. |
| 60 | Peru | $56,470,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 61 | Egypt | $55,860,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 62 | Bulgaria | $54,040,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 63 | Slovenia | $52,530,000,000 | 31 December 2013 est. |
| 64 | Malta | $51,080,000,000 | 30 September 2013 est. |
| 65 | Sudan | $47,450,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 66 | Belarus | $40,330,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 67 | Latvia | $38,540,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 68 | Serbia | $35,620,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 69 | Morocco | $35,540,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 70 | Bangladesh | $33,200,000,000 | 30 June 2014 est. |
| 71 | Kuwait | $33,100,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 72 | Lebanon | $31,610,000,000 | 30 December 2014 est. |
| 73 | Papua New Guinea | $30,870,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 74 | Tunisia | $29,560,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 75 | Singapore | $28,930,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 76 | Lithuania | $28,880,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 77 | Sri Lanka | $27,110,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 78 | Jordan | $26,060,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 79 | Cuba | $25,230,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 80 | Angola | $22,930,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 81 | Estonia | $22,790,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 82 | Nigeria | $22,010,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 83 | Ecuador | $21,740,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 84 | Dominican Republic | $19,720,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 85 | Bahrain | $18,720,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 86 | Costa Rica | $18,370,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 87 | Bahamas, The | $17,560,000,000 | 31 December 2013 est. |
| 88 | Uruguay | $17,540,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 89 | Ethiopia | $17,020,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 90 | Kenya | $16,770,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 91 | Ghana | $16,020,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 92 | Jamaica | $15,990,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 93 | Guatemala | $15,940,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 94 | Panama | $15,470,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 95 | El Salvador | $15,460,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 96 | Tanzania | $15,350,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 97 | Azerbaijan | $12,910,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 98 | Georgia | $12,300,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 99 | Syria | $11,640,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 100 | Cote d'Ivoire | $11,500,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 101 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $11,370,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 102 | Oman | $11,300,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 103 | Nicaragua | $10,250,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 104 | Iran | $10,170,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 105 | Zimbabwe | $9,361,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 106 | Paraguay | $8,759,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 107 | Uzbekistan | $8,751,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 108 | Bolivia | $8,073,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 109 | Yemen | $8,002,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 110 | Armenia | $7,943,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 111 | Albania | $7,854,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 112 | Mozambique | $7,521,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 113 | Laos | $7,520,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 114 | Macedonia | $7,461,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 115 | Zambia | $7,384,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 116 | Cambodia | $7,377,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 117 | Honduras | $7,111,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 118 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | $6,955,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 119 | Kyrgyzstan | $6,819,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 120 | Moldova | $6,778,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 121 | Senegal | $5,747,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 122 | Mauritius | $5,700,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 123 | Namibia | $5,480,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 124 | Mongolia | $5,352,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 125 | Uganda | $5,100,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 126 | Cameroon | $5,006,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 127 | Korea, North | $5,000,000,000 | 2013 est. |
| 128 | Trinidad and Tobago | $4,924,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 129 | Algeria | $4,872,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 130 | Barbados | $4,490,000,000 | 2010 est. |
| 131 | Mauritania | $3,996,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 132 | Congo, Republic of the | $3,956,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 133 | Libya | $3,904,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 134 | Tajikistan | $3,821,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 135 | Gabon | $3,741,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 136 | Mali | $3,737,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 137 | Madagascar | $3,630,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 138 | Nepal | $3,549,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 139 | Chad | $3,222,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 140 | Somalia | $3,050,000,000 | 31 December 2011 est. |
| 141 | Burkina Faso | $2,974,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 142 | Niger | $2,851,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 143 | Botswana | $2,505,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 144 | Burma | $2,491,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 145 | Benin | $2,458,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 146 | Seychelles | $2,099,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 147 | Rwanda | $1,901,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 148 | Guyana | $1,846,000,000 | 31 December 2011 est. |
| 149 | Malawi | $1,729,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 150 | Bhutan | $1,707,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 151 | Montenegro | $1,700,000,000 | 2012 est. |
| 152 | Haiti | $1,687,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 153 | Cabo Verde | $1,559,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 154 | Sierra Leone | $1,460,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 155 | Bermuda | $1,400,000,000 | 2012 est. |
| 156 | Equatorial Guinea | $1,385,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 157 | Afghanistan | $1,280,000,000 | FY10/11 |
| 158 | Belize | $1,240,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 159 | Guinea-Bissau | $1,095,000,000 | 31 December 2010 est. |
| 160 | Eritrea | $1,049,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 161 | West Bank | $1,040,000,000 | 2010 est. |
| 162 | Suriname | $1,037,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 163 | Lesotho | $929,500,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 164 | Togo | $926,300,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 165 | Djibouti | $891,300,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 166 | Faroe Islands | $888,800,000 | 2010 |
| 167 | Guinea | $843,500,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 168 | Maldives | $793,600,000 | 2013 est. |
| 169 | Burundi | $742,100,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 170 | Grenada | $679,000,000 | 2013 est. |
| 171 | Liberia | $625,900,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 172 | Gambia, The | $583,900,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 173 | Turkmenistan | $578,400,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 174 | Swaziland | $568,300,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 175 | Central African Republic | $560,600,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 176 | Aruba | $533,400,000 | 2005 est. |
| 177 | Fiji | $503,100,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 178 | Saint Lucia | $498,200,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 179 | Kosovo | $448,200,000 | 2013 est. |
| 180 | Antigua and Barbuda | $441,200,000 | 31 December 2012 |
| 181 | Sao Tome and Principe | $416,400,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 182 | Samoa | $368,300,000 | 31 December 2011 est. |
| 183 | Vanuatu | $307,700,000 | 31 December 2011 est. |
| 184 | Dominica | $299,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 185 | Solomon Islands | $255,500,000 | 31 December 2011 est. |
| 186 | Comoros | $251,600,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 187 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | $248,700,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 188 | Tonga | $218,500,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 189 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | $162,900,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 190 | Cook Islands | $141,000,000 | 1996 est. |
| 191 | New Caledonia | $112,000,000 | 31 December 2013 est. |
| 192 | Marshall Islands | $87,000,000 | 2008 est. |
| 193 | Micronesia, Federated States of | $60,800,000 | FY05 est. |
| 194 | Greenland | $36,400,000 | 2010 |
| 195 | British Virgin Islands | $36,100,000 | 1997 |
| 196 | Nauru | $33,300,000 | 2004 est. |
| 197 | Kiribati | $10,000,000 | 1999 est. |
| 198 | Montserrat | $8,900,000 | 1997 |
| 199 | Anguilla | $8,800,000 | 1998 |
| 200 | Wallis and Futuna | $3,670,000 | 2004 |
| 201 | Niue | $418,000 | 2002 est. |
| 202 | Palau | $0 | FY99/00 |
| 203 | Brunei | $0 | 2005 |
| 204 | Liechtenstein | $0 | 2001 |
| 205 | Macau | $0 | 31 December 2013 |