Economy > Debt > External > Per $ GDP: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
Total public and private debt owed to non-residents repayable in foreign currency, goods, or services. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iraq | $7,454.88 per $1,000 of GDP | 2003 | ||
| 2 | Ireland | $6,251.97 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 3 | Liberia | $6,049.15 per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 4 | Guinea-Bissau | $4,369.81 per $1,000 of GDP | 2000 | ||
| 5 | United Kingdom | $3,530.89 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 6 | Sao Tome and Principe | $3,459.97 per $1,000 of GDP | 2002 | ||
| 7 | Netherlands | $2,887.82 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 8 | Switzerland | $2,836.01 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 9 | Belgium | $2,686.22 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 10 | Mauritania | $2,312.31 per $1,000 of GDP | 2000 | ||
| 11 | Burundi | $2,016.80 per $1,000 of GDP | 2003 | ||
| 12 | Austria | $1,843.11 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 13 | The Gambia | $1,712.55 per $1,000 of GDP | 2003 | ||
| 14 | Guyana | $1,660.99 per $1,000 of GDP | 2002 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | $1,654.46 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | |||
| 15 | Sierra Leone | $1,626.82 per $1,000 of GDP | 2003 | ||
| 16 | Sweden | $1,554.06 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 17 | Congo, Republic of the | $1,552.85 per $1,000 of GDP | 2000 | ||
| 18 | France | $1,551.52 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 19 | Denmark | $1,471.46 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | $1,416.28 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | |||
| 20 | Portugal | $1,413.50 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 21 | Lebanon | $1,413.16 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | $1,374.14 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | |||
| 22 | Germany | $1,343.11 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | $1,307.20 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | |||
| 23 | Finland | $1,202.70 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 24 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | $1,170.51 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 25 | Comoros | $1,149.08 per $1,000 of GDP | 2000 | ||
| 26 | Latvia | $1,140.41 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 27 | Seychelles | $1,129.55 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 28 | Norway | $1,126.51 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | $1,114.33 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | |||
| 29 | Belize | $1,086.07 per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 30 | Italy | $1,060.85 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 31 | Madagascar | $1,046.14 per $1,000 of GDP | 2002 | ||
| 32 | Central African Republic | $1,013.45 per $1,000 of GDP | 2002 | ||
| 33 | Estonia | $984.78 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 34 | Guinea | $972.51 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 35 | Kazakhstan | $950.97 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 36 | Togo | $948.23 per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 37 | Laos | $933.99 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 38 | Kyrgyzstan | $921.45 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 39 | Zimbabwe | $913.29 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | $877.47 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | |||
| 40 | Mali | $837.62 per $1,000 of GDP | 2002 | ||
| 41 | Australia | $817.65 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 42 | Spain | $814.30 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 43 | Croatia | $794.54 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 44 | Grenada | $793.51 per $1,000 of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 45 | Dominica | $785.70 per $1,000 of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 46 | Slovenia | $779.82 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 47 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | $776.22 per $1,000 of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 48 | Bulgaria | $771.85 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 49 | Bhutan | $769.34 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 50 | Niger | $768.83 per $1,000 of GDP | 2003 | ||
| 51 | Rwanda | $766.81 per $1,000 of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 52 | United States | $760.50 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 53 | Moldova | $760.05 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 54 | Sudan | $750.71 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 55 | Nicaragua | $729.72 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 56 | Hungary | $726.49 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 57 | Benin | $709.59 per $1,000 of GDP | 2000 | ||
| 58 | Somalia | $702.58 per $1,000 of GDP | 2001 | ||
| 59 | Marshall Islands | $675.45 per $1,000 of GDP | 2003 | ||
| 60 | Mongolia | $658.39 per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 61 | Jamaica | $657.53 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 62 | Solomon Islands | $625.71 per $1,000 of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 63 | Cote d'Ivoire | $623.43 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 64 | Tunisia | $612.24 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 65 | Israel | $612.07 per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 66 | Uruguay | $590.44 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 67 | Serbia and Montenegro | $588.59 per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 68 | Panama | $583.26 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 69 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $576.33 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 70 | Djibouti | $565.36 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 71 | Canada | $547.12 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 72 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | $545.88 per $1,000 of GDP | 2004 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | $544.36 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | |||
| 73 | Lithuania | $543.79 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 74 | Bahrain | $527.63 per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 75 | Cape Verde | $527.42 per $1,000 of GDP | 2002 | ||
| 76 | Maldives | $526.66 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 77 | Slovakia | $525.90 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 78 | French Guiana | $515.99 per $1,000 of GDP | 2003 | ||
| 79 | Turkey | $515.01 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 80 | Jordan | $514.94 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 81 | Argentina | $509.21 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 82 | Cambodia | $505.52 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 83 | Qatar | $497.61 per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 84 | Samoa | $494.84 per $1,000 of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 85 | Eritrea | $490.85 per $1,000 of GDP | 2000 | ||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | $484.71 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | |||
| 86 | Mozambique | $463.58 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 87 | Philippines | $462.32 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 88 | Ukraine | $460.56 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 89 | Sri Lanka | $450.93 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 90 | Romania | $447.25 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 91 | Burkina Faso | $442.39 per $1,000 of GDP | 2003 | ||
| 92 | Lesotho | $441.70 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 93 | New Zealand | $441.02 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 94 | Tonga | $427.78 per $1,000 of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 95 | Honduras | $422.42 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 96 | Ecuador | $414.95 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | $414.60 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | |||
| 97 | El Salvador | $410.68 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 98 | Gabon | $403.21 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 99 | Bolivia | $399.08 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | $398.20 per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | |||
| 100 | Georgia | $397.99 per $1,000 of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 101 | Czech Republic | $391.18 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 102 | Hong Kong | $383.51 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 103 | Nepal | $381.29 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| South Asia average (profile) | $377.87 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | |||
| 104 | Suriname | $375.60 per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 105 | Mauritius | $375.13 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 106 | Tanzania | $374.38 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 107 | Antigua and Barbuda | $374.07 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 108 | Paraguay | $369.04 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | $365.63 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | |||
| 109 | Poland | $358.69 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 110 | Indonesia | $357.24 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 111 | Japan | $356.44 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 112 | Iceland | $352.29 per $1,000 of GDP | 2002 | ||
| 113 | Vietnam | $343.61 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 114 | Malaysia | $338.86 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 115 | Saint Lucia | $336.09 per $1,000 of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 116 | Greece | $330.88 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 117 | Kenya | $327.15 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 118 | Chile | $327.14 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 119 | Papua New Guinea | $320.66 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 120 | Bangladesh | $316.17 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 121 | Macau | $311.66 per $1,000 of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 122 | Tajikistan | $311.58 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 123 | Peru | $303.64 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 124 | Egypt | $297.07 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 125 | Thailand | $290.57 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 126 | Morocco | $290.19 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 127 | Yemen | $288.30 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 128 | Russia | $286.04 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 129 | Costa Rica | $285.93 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 130 | Colombia | $283.21 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 131 | Pakistan | $281.30 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 132 | South Korea | $280.85 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 133 | Uzbekistan | $277.50 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 134 | Oman | $276.62 per $1,000 of GDP | 2003 | ||
| 135 | Chad | $271.86 per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 136 | United Arab Emirates | $265.76 per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 137 | Haiti | $264.48 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 138 | Dominican Republic | $258.62 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 139 | Ghana | $257.17 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 140 | Ethiopia | $255.79 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 141 | Barbados | $249.33 per $1,000 of GDP | 2003 | ||
| 142 | Vanuatu | $246.00 per $1,000 of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 143 | Angola | $242.09 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| OPEC countries average (profile) | $238.32 per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | |||
| 144 | Federated States of Micronesia | $230.47 per $1,000 of GDP | 2003 | ||
| 145 | Zambia | $230.40 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 146 | Venezuela | $227.65 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 147 | Namibia | $211.57 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 148 | Albania | $210.02 per $1,000 of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 149 | Malawi | $209.72 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 150 | Aruba | $206.54 per $1,000 of GDP | 1996 | ||
| 151 | Cameroon | $201.28 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 152 | Kuwait | $199.55 per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 153 | Mexico | $196.26 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 154 | Syria | $189.13 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 155 | Kiribati | $185.94 per $1,000 of GDP | 1999 | ||
| 156 | Singapore | $184.32 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 157 | Armenia | $181.09 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 158 | Brazil | $165.27 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 159 | Senegal | $160.81 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 160 | Belarus | $160.48 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 161 | Swaziland | $157.48 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 162 | Guatemala | $146.64 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 163 | India | $144.66 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 164 | Trinidad and Tobago | $137.06 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 165 | South Africa | $124.87 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 166 | Uganda | $121.86 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 167 | Saudi Arabia | $118.73 per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 168 | China | $118.06 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 169 | Taiwan | $101.10 per $1,000 of GDP | 2003 | ||
| 170 | Azerbaijan | $98.00 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 171 | Libya | $89.27 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 172 | Burma | $80.65 per $1,000 of GDP | 2003 | ||
| 173 | Cayman Islands | $69.14 per $1,000 of GDP | 1996 | ||
| 174 | Bermuda | $62.23 per $1,000 of GDP | 2003 | ||
| 175 | Iran | $61.60 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 176 | Nigeria | $57.33 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 177 | The Bahamas | $57.13 per $1,000 of GDP | 2002 | ||
| 178 | Fiji | $49.20 per $1,000 of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 179 | Botswana | $46.77 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 180 | Algeria | $38.47 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 181 | Malta | $33.90 per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 182 | Equatorial Guinea | $26.74 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 183 | New Caledonia | $25.01 per $1,000 of GDP | 1998 |
