List of countries by external debt
Table:
List of countries by external debt

Rank

Country/Region

External debt
US dollars

Date
Per capita
US dollars

% of GDP

1
United States
1.62846×10^13
December 2017
58,200
115

2
United Kingdom
8.475956×10^12
31 December 2017[1]
127,000
313

3
France
5.689745×10^12
31 December 2017[2]
87,200
213

4
Germany
5.398267×10^12
31 December 2017[3]
65,600
141

5
Netherlands
4.5104×10^12
31 December 2017[4]
26,400
522

6
Luxembourg
3.781×10^12
31 December 2017[5]
6,968,000
6,307

7
Japan
3.586817×10^12
31 December 2017[6]
28,200
74

8
Italy
2.51069×10^12
31 December 2017[7]
42,300
124

9
Ireland
2.3275×10^12
31 December 2018[8]
49,000
64

10
Spain
2.259127×10^12
31 December 2017[9]
48,700
167

11
Canada
1.9319×10^12
31 December 2017[10]
52,300
115

12
China
1.8435×10^12
31 March 2018[11]
1,326
15

—
Hong Kong
1.08160806×10^11
30 June 2017[12]
14,820
35

13
Switzerland
1.820695×10^12
31 December 2017[13]
213,100
269

14
Australia
1.48772×10^12
30 June 2017[14]
60,800
126

15
Singapore
1.320567×10^12
30 June 2017[15]
231,000
453

16
Belgium
1.278465×10^12
30 June 2017[16]
112,000
265

17
Sweden
9.939396629×10^11
30 June 2017[17]
94,500
177

18
Austria
6.3834×10^11
30 June 2017[18]
73,100
167

59
Norway
6.044238×10^10
30 June 2017[19]
117,000
169

21
Brazil
5.56418×10^11
30 September 2017[20]
3,200
30

22
Russia
5.37458×10^11
30 September 2017[21]
3,700
40

23
India
5.29×10^11
29 June 2018[22]
380
20

24
Denmark
4.91617×10^11
30 June 2017[23]
85,700
163

25
Finland
4.83369×10^11
30 June 2017[24]
87,500
196

26
Greece
4.76997×10^11
31 December 2017[25]
42,800
228

27
Turkey
4.53207×10^11
31 December 2017[26]
5,500
53

28
Portugal
4.47022×10^11
30 June 2017[27]
43,300
216

29
Mexico
4.37367×10^11
31 December 2017[28]
3,300
38

30
South Korea
4.07341×10^11
30 June 2017[29]
7,500
27

31
Poland
3.63658×10^11
30 June 2017[30]
9,500
70

32
Indonesia
3.35289×10^11
30 June 2017[31]
1,300
34

33
Malaysia
2.278445×10^11
31 March 2018[32]
6,800
75

34
United Arab Emirates
2.204×10^11
31 December 2016 est.[33]
23,500
59

35
Saudi Arabia
2.009×10^11
31 December 2016 est.[34]
6,100
31

36
Argentina
3.63117×10^11
31 December 2017[35]
8,280
66

37
Mauritius
1.9971×10^11
30 June 2018[36]
148,000
1,536

38
Taiwan
1.99051×10^11
30 June 2018[37]
7,400
33

39
New Zealand
1.98815×10^11
31 March 2018[38]
40,300
100

40
Chile
1.832943×10^11
31 May 2018[39]
9,000
66

—
Puerto Rico
1.674×10^11
31 January 2015 est.
47,800
164

41
Kazakhstan
1.65501×10^11
31 March 2017[40]
9,100
117

42
Qatar
1.592×10^11
31 December 2016 est.[41]
68,100
102

43
Thailand
1.4942955×10^11
31 December 2017[42]
2,170
33

44
Hungary
1.48024×10^11
30 June 2017[43]
15,000
121

45
South Africa
1.42833×10^11
31 December 2016[44]
2,600
48

46
Czech Republic
1.37606×10^11
31 December 2016[45]
13,000
70

47
Colombia
1.210972×10^11
31 January 2017[46]
2,500
43

48
Cyprus
1.19672×10^11
30 June 2017[47]
97,200
597

49
Ukraine
1.14836×10^11
30 June 2017[48]
2,600
122

50
Venezuela
1.10878×10^11
30 September 2015[49]
3,500
23

51
Romania
1.0888×10^11
31 July 2017[50]
5,100
55

53
Malta
9.62513×10^10
30 June 2017[51]
223,000
879

52
Pakistan
9.9108×10^10
31 Dec 2018[52]
380
26

54
Israel
8.94384×10^10
30 June 2017[53]
10,700
26

55
Slovakia
8.663×10^10
30 June 2017[54]
15,900
91

56
Peru
7.46512×10^10
31 December 2016[55]
2,300
38

57
Philippines
7.2493×10^10
30 June 2017[56]
720
25

58
Iraq
6.801×10^10
31 December 2016 est.[57]
1,800
44

59
Egypt
6.73226×10^10
31 December 2016[58]
700
41

61
Vietnam
5.09377×10^10
31 December 2015[59]
500
26

60
Slovenia
4.995×10^10
30 June 2017[60]
24,000
109

61
Morocco
4.88303×10^10
30 June 2017[61]
1,400
44

62
Kuwait
4.789×10^10
31 December 2016 est.[62]
11,700
43

63
Sri Lanka
4.65857×10^10
31 December 2016[63]
2,200
59

64
Croatia
4.60847×10^10
30 June 2017[64]
10,700
87

65
Sudan
4.5×10^10
31 December 2015[65]
1,100
47

66
Latvia
4.1147×10^10
30 June 2017[66]
21,200
147

67
Bulgaria
4.0419×10^10
31 January 2018[67]
5,700
66

68
Belarus
3.8975×10^10
30 June 2017[68]
4,000
83

69
Angola
3.77×10^10
31 December 2016 est.[69]
1,400
41

70
Ecuador
3.67472×10^10
31 August 2017[70]
2,100
35

71
Lithuania
3.64277×10^10
30 June 2017[71]
12,700
86

72
Serbia
2.7954×10^10
30 June 2017[72]
3,200
78

73
Lebanon
2.7796×10^10
31 December 2016[73]
4,600
54

74
Jordan
2.77564×10^10
30 June 2017[74]
3,400
30

75
Cuba
2.632×10^10
31 December 2016 est.[75]
2,300
34

76
Uruguay
2.61492×10^10
31 December 2016[76]
7,600
50

77
Dominican Republic
2.605×10^10
31 December 2016 est.[77]
2,400
36

78
Bangladesh
2.5963×10^10
30 June 2016[78]
160
12

79
Mongolia
2.5215×10^10
30 June 2017[79]
7,800
186

80
Tunisia
2.51247×10^10
31 December 2012[80]
2,200
56

81
Costa Rica
2.491×10^10
31 December 2016 est.[81]
5,100
43

82
Iceland
2.43906×10^10
30 June 2017[82]
72,700
118

83
Ethiopia
2.249×10^10
31 December 2016 est.[83]
220
32

84
Kenya
2.21719×10^10
30 June 2017[84]
370
26

85
Papua New Guinea
2.204×10^10
31 December 2016 est.[85]
2,800
111

86
Trinidad & Tobago
2.15321×10^10
31 December 2016[86]
15,700
76

87
Ghana
2.117×10^10
31 December 2016 est.[87]
700
50

88
Bahrain
2.116×10^10
31 December 2016 est.[88]
14,900
66

89
Oman
2.085×10^10
31 December 2016 est.[89]
4,400
35

90
Estonia
2.05251×10^10
31 December 2016[90]
15,700
91

91
Guatemala
1.909×10^10
31 December 2016 est.[91]
1,100
28

92
Palau
1.838×10^10
31 December 2014 est.[92]
846,000
6,209

93
Panama
1.8341×10^10
28 February 2018[93]
4,400
30

94
Bahamas
1.756×10^10
31 December 2013 est.[94]
44,200
194

95
Jamaica
1.676×10^10
31 December 2016 est.[95]
6,000
122

96
Monaco
1.65×10^10
30 June 2010 est.
434,000
240

97
Georgia
1.64165×10^10
30 June 2017[96]
3,900
108

98
Paraguay
1.61224×10^10
31 December 2016[97]
2,400
58

99
Tanzania
1.589×10^10
31 December 2016 est.[98]
280
34

100
Uzbekistan
1.575×10^10
31 December 2016 est.[99]
500
24

101
Nigeria
1.5047×10^10
30 June 2017[100]
60
3

102
El Salvador
1.49×10^10
31 December 2016 est.[101]
2,400
56

103
Laos
1.198×10^10
31 December 2016 est.[102]
1,700
87

104
Nicaragua
1.11×10^10
31 December 2016 est.[103]
1,800
83

105
Zimbabwe
1.09×10^10
31 December 2016 est.[104]
670
77

106
Armenia
1.0044×10^10
30 June 2017[105]
3,300
94

107
Ivory Coast
1.00281×10^10
31 December 2015[106]
420
28

108
Cambodia
9.8244×10^9
31 December 2016[107]
600
49

109
Mozambique
9.554×10^9
31 December 2016 est.[108]
320
79

110
Zambia
9.27×10^9
31 December 2016 est.[109]
540
45

111
Albania
8.6315×10^9
30 June 2017[110]
2,900
73

112
Honduras
8.042×10^9
31 December 2016 est.[111]
1,000
38

113
Kyrgyzstan
7.8668×10^9
31 December 2016[112]
1,300
120

114
Macedonia
7.6455×10^9
31 December 2016[113]
3,700
74

115
Cameroon
7.375×10^9
31 December 2016 est.[114]
300
24

116
Yemen
7.1915×10^9
31 January 2015[115]
260
21

117
Iran
7.116×10^9
31 December 2016 est.[116]
90
2

118
Azerbaijan
6.9132×10^9
31 December 2016[117]
1,300
20

119
Moldova
6.5947×10^9
31 December 2016[118]
1,600
98

120
Namibia
6.515×10^9
31 December 2016 est.[119]
2,500
64

121
Myanmar
6.4012×10^9
31 December 2015[120]
120
17

122
Bolivia
6.3408×10^9
31 December 2015[121]
600
19

123
Uganda
6.241×10^9
31 December 2016 est.[122]
150
24

124
Senegal
6.186×10^9
31 December 2016 est.[123]
390
42

125
Syria
5.918×10^9
31 December 2016 est.[124]
300
24

126
Democratic Republic of the Congo
5.331×10^9
31 December 2016 est.[125]
70
13

127
Gabon
5.158×10^9
31 December 2016 est.[126]
2,900
35

128
North Korea
5×10^9
2013 est.[127]
200
18

129
Republic of the Congo
4.817×10^9
31 December 2016 est.[128]
1,000
55

130
Bosnia and Herzegovina
4.7166×10^9
30 June 2017[129]
1,300
31

131
Barbados
4.49×10^9
2010 est.[130]
15,700
100

132
Madagascar
4.007×10^9
31 December 2016 est.[131]
160
41

133
Mali
3.626×10^9
31 December 2016 est.[132]
200
26

134
Mauritania
3.585×10^9
31 December 2016 est.[133]
840
76

135
Libya
3.531×10^9
31 December 2016 est.[134]
550
9

136
Nepal
3.4502×10^9
31 July 2015[135]
120
16

137
Algeria
3.139×10^9
30 June 2016[136]
80
2

138
Burkina Faso
3.092×10^9
31 December 2016 est.[137]
160
26

139
Somalia
3.054×10^9
31 December 2013 est.[138]
270
52

140
Niger
2.729×10^9
31 December 2016 est.[139]
130
36

141
Montenegro
2.64×10^9
30 June 2018[140]
4,260
60

142
Seychelles
2.552×10^9
31 December 2016 est.[141]
26,200
180

143
Rwanda
2.442×10^9
31 December 2016 est.[142]
200
29

—
Bermuda
2.435×10^9
2015 est.[143]
39,700
47

—
Kosovo
2.3897×10^9
30 June 2017[144]
1,200
34

144
Benin
2.34×10^9
31 December 2016 est.[145]
200
26

145
Tajikistan
2.2741×10^9
31 December 2016[146]
260
35

146
Bhutan
2.261×10^9
31 December 2016 est.[147]
2,900
108

147
Haiti
2.022×10^9
31 December 2016 est.[148]
180
24

148
Malawi
1.921×10^9
31 December 2016 est.[149]
100
35

149
Chad
1.875×10^9
31 December 2016 est.[150]
130
18

150
Botswana
1.6854×10^9
31 March 2017[151]
720
10

—
Palestine
1.662×10^9
31 March 2016 est.[152]
340
17

151
Cape Verde
1.66×10^9
31 December 2016 est.[153]
3,100
99

152
Sierra Leone
1.561×10^9
31 December 2016 est.[154]
230
36

153
Equatorial Guinea
1.364×10^9
31 December 2016 est.[155]
1,500
12

154
Djibouti
1.339×10^9
31 December 2016 est.[156]
1,500
71

155
Guinea
1.332×10^9
31 December 2016 est.[157]
100
20

156
Belize
1.327×10^9
31 December 2016 est.[158]
3,500
75

157
Afghanistan
1.28×10^9
FY-2010/11[159]
40
7

158
Suriname
1.235×10^9
31 December 2016 est.[160]
2,200
30

159
Togo
1.173×10^9
31 December 2016 est.[161]
150
26

160
Guyana
1.143×10^9
31 December 2015[162]
1,500
36

161
Liberia
1.111×10^9
31 December 2016 est.[163]
230
51

162
Guinea-Bissau
1.095×10^9
31 December 2010 est.[164]
570
94

163
Lesotho
948,800,000
31 December 2016 est.[165]
430
53

—
Faroe Islands
888,800,000
2010[166]
18,400
38

164
Fiji
833,400,000
31 December 2016 est.[167]
900
18

165
Eritrea
820,200,000
31 December 2016 est.[168]
150
15

166
Maldives
741,600,000
2014 est.[169]
2,000
23

167
Burundi
705,200,000
31 December 2016 est.[170]
60
26

—
Aruba
693,200,000
31 December 2014 est.[171]
6,600
28

168
Central African Republic
686,900,000
31 December 2016 est.[172]
130
39

169
Grenada
679,000,000
2013 est.[173]
6,300
66

170
The Gambia
541,800,000
31 December 2016 est.[174]
260
61

171
Saint Lucia
513,200,000
31 December 2016 est.[175]
2,700
36

172
Turkmenistan
502,800,000
31 December 2016 est.[176]
90
1

173
Solomon Islands
491,500,000
31 December 2013 est.[177]
800
40

174
Swaziland
470,500,000
31 December 2016 est.[178]
360
14

175
Samoa
447,200,000
31 December 2013 est.[179]
2,300
51

176
Antigua and Barbuda
441,200,000
31 December 2012[180]
4,700
34

177
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
321,100,000
31 December 2016 est.[181]
2,900
42

178
Timor-Leste
311,500,000
31 December 2014 est.[182]
250
12

179
Dominica
288,600,000
31 December 2016 est.[183]
3,900
55

—
Cook Islands
281,200,000
31 December 2011[184]
13,400
23

180
Sao Tome and Principe
236,500,000
31 December 2016 est.[185]
1,200
67

181
Tonga
233,100,000
31 December 2016 est.[186]
2,200
54

182
Vanuatu
208,100,000
31 December 2016 est.[187]
750
27

183
Saint Kitts and Nevis
187,500,000
31 December 2016 est.[188]
3,300
20

184
Comoros
133,300,000
31 December 2016 est.[189]
160
21

—
New Caledonia
112,000,000
31 December 2013 est.[190]
420
1

185
Marshall Islands
97,960,000
2013 est.[191]
1,800
52

186
Federated States of Micronesia
93,600,000
2013 est.[192]
900
29

—
Cayman Islands
79,000,000
1998 est.
2,100
7

—
Greenland
36,400,000
2010[193]
650
2

187
Nauru
33,300,000
2004 est.[194]
3,200
22

—
British Virgin Islands
17,670,000
31 December 2016[195]
570
2

188
Kiribati
13,600,000
2013 est.[196]
120
8

—
Anguilla
8,800,000
1998[197]
590
5

—
Wallis and Futuna
3,670,000
2004[198]
280
6

—
Montserrat
1,040,000
31 December 2011[199]
200
2

189
Brunei
0
2014[200]
0
0

190
Liechtenstein
0
2001[201]
0
0

—
Macau
0
31 December 2013[202]
0
0

—
Niue
0
27 October 2016[203]
0
0

191
Andorra

N/A

192
San Marino
352,000,000

2016[204]
10,604

22.5

193
South Sudan

N/A

194
Tuvalu

N/A

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