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.
| Rank |
Countries
|
Amount
|
Date
|
|
# 1
|
Liberia: |
$6,049.15
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Liberian Economy
|
|
# 2
|
Ireland: |
$5,197.78
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Irish Economy
|
|
# 3
|
United Kingdom: |
$3,228.12
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
British Economy
|
|
# 4
|
Belgium: |
$2,643.03
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Belgian Economy
|
|
# 5
|
Netherlands: |
$2,635.36
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Dutch Economy
|
|
# 6
|
Switzerland: |
$2,332.24
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Swiss Economy
|
|
# 7
|
Austria: |
$1,668.23
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Austrian Economy
|
|
# 8
|
Malawi: |
$1,583.66
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Malawian Economy
|
|
# 9
|
Portugal: |
$1,570.06
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Portuguese Economy
|
|
# 10
|
Zimbabwe: |
$1,526.00
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Zimbabwean Economy
|
|
# 11
|
Sweden: |
$1,442.90
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Swedish Economy
|
|
# 12
|
Denmark: |
$1,364.05
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Danish Economy
|
|
# 13
|
France: |
$1,328.86
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
French Economy
|
|
# 14
|
Germany: |
$1,297.35
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
German Economy
|
|
# 15
|
Lebanon: |
$1,207.99
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Lebanese Economy
|
|
# 16
|
Finland: |
$1,095.98
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Finnish Economy
|
|
# 17
|
Belize: |
$1,086.07
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Belizean Economy
|
|
# 18
|
Sudan: |
$980.09
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Sudanese Economy
|
|
# 19
|
Norway: |
$950.89
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Norwegian Economy
|
|
# 20
|
Togo: |
$948.23
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Togolese Economy
|
|
# 21
|
Spain: |
$863.12
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Spanish Economy
|
|
# 22
|
Côte d'Ivoire: |
$836.51
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Ivoirian Economy
|
|
# 23
|
Latvia: |
$822.85
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Latvian Economy
|
|
# 24
|
Estonia: |
$802.29
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Estonian Economy
|
|
# 25
|
Mozambique: |
$799.65
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Mozambican Economy
|
|
# 26
|
Uruguay: |
$796.93
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Uruguayan Economy
|
|
# 27
|
Croatia: |
$787.23
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Croatian Economy
|
|
# 28
|
Jamaica: |
$734.85
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Jamaican Economy
|
|
# 29
|
Kazakhstan: |
$729.30
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Kazakhstani Economy
|
|
# 30
|
United States: |
$711.71
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
American Economy
|
|
# 31
|
Seychelles: |
$703.07
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Seychellois Economy
|
|
# 32
|
Honduras: |
$698.96
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Honduran Economy
|
|
# 33
|
Jordan: |
$670.88
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Jordanian Economy
|
|
# 34
|
Bolivia: |
$668.24
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Bolivian Economy
|
|
# 35
|
Philippines: |
$668.02
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Philippine Economy
|
|
# 36
|
Moldova: |
$664.62
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Moldovan Economy
|
|
# 37
|
Mongolia: |
$658.39
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Mongolian Economy
|
|
# 38
|
Ghana: |
$652.87
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Ghanaian Economy
|
|
# 39
|
Tanzania: |
$649.76
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Tanzanian Economy
|
|
# 40
|
Nicaragua: |
$649.15
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Nicaraguan Economy
|
|
# 41
|
Argentina: |
$645.22
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Argentine Economy
|
|
# 42
|
Zambia: |
$638.37
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Zambian Economy
|
|
# 43
|
Panama: |
$630.23
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Panamanian Economy
|
|
# 44
|
Israel: |
$612.07
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Israeli Economy
|
|
# 45
|
Hungary: |
$600.01
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Hungarian Economy
|
|
# 46
|
Serbia and Montenegro: |
$588.59
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Serbian Economy
|
|
# 47
|
Uganda: |
$570.01
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Ugandan Economy
|
|
# 48
|
Slovakia: |
$568.09
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Slovak Economy
|
|
# 49
|
Bulgaria: |
$563.49
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Bulgarian Economy
|
|
# 50
|
Tunisia: |
$560.95
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Tunisian Economy
|
|
# 51
|
Slovenia: |
$552.20
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Slovenian Economy
|
|
# 52
|
Cameroon: |
$543.30
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Cameroonian Economy
|
|
# 53
|
Bahrain: |
$527.63
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Bahraini Economy
|
|
# 54
|
Italy: |
$523.40
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Italian Economy
|
|
# 55
|
Mauritius: |
$516.09
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Mauritian Economy
|
|
# 56
|
Qatar: |
$497.61
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Qatari Economy
|
|
# 57
|
Ecuador: |
$495.77
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Ecuadorian Economy
|
|
# 58
|
El Salvador: |
$476.44
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Salvadoran Economy
|
|
# 59
|
Paraguay: |
$470.82
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Paraguayan Economy
|
|
# 60
|
Indonesia: |
$470.45
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Indonesian Economy
|
|
# 61
|
Sri Lanka: |
$469.45
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Sri Lankan Economy
|
|
# 62
|
Turkey: |
$468.12
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Turkish Economy
|
|
# 63
|
Nepal: |
$451.92
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Nepalese Economy
|
|
# 64
|
Gabon: |
$450.39
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Gabonese Economy
|
|
# 65
|
Ethiopia: |
$448.51
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Ethiopian Economy
|
|
# 66
|
Australia: |
$441.33
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Australian Economy
|
|
# 67
|
Senegal: |
$428.36
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Senegalese Economy
|
|
# 68
|
Hong Kong: |
$405.21
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Hong Kong Economy
|
|
# 69
|
Chile: |
$399.05
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Chilean Economy
|
|
# 70
|
Malaysia: |
$397.65
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Malaysian Economy
|
|
# 71
|
Czech Republic: |
$396.35
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Czech Economy
|
|
# 72
|
Canada: |
$394.86
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Canadian Economy
|
|
# 73
|
Egypt: |
$393.15
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Egyptian Economy
|
|
# 74
|
New Zealand: |
$391.98
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
New Zealand Economy
|
|
# 75
|
Peru: |
$389.82
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Peruvian Economy
|
|
# 76
|
Kenya: |
$385.08
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Kenyan Economy
|
|
# 77
|
Vietnam: |
$380.97
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Vietnamese Economy
|
|
# 78
|
Papua New Guinea: |
$380.58
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Papua New Guinean Economy
|
|
# 79
|
Macedonia, Republic of: |
$379.80
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Macedonian Economy
|
|
# 80
|
Suriname: |
$375.60
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Surinamese Economy
|
|
# 81
|
Armenia: |
$371.01
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Armenian Economy
|
|
# 82
|
Romania: |
$360.97
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Romanian Economy
|
|
# 83
|
Pakistan: |
$348.61
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Pakistani Economy
|
|
# 84
|
Uzbekistan: |
$344.54
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Uzbekistani Economy
|
|
# 85
|
Bangladesh: |
$343.64
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Bangladeshi Economy
|
|
# 86
|
Poland: |
$334.81
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Polish Economy
|
|
# 87
|
Nigeria: |
$334.47
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Nigerian Economy
|
|
# 88
|
Greece: |
$333.83
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Greek Economy
|
|
# 89
|
Yemen: |
$319.30
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Yemeni Economy
|
|
# 90
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina: |
$313.99
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Herzegovinian Economy
|
|
# 91
|
Morocco: |
$302.40
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Moroccan Economy
|
|
# 92
|
Syria: |
$301.26
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Syrian Economy
|
|
# 93
|
Thailand: |
$297.69
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Thai Economy
|
|
# 94
|
Haiti: |
$297.24
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Haitian Economy
|
|
# 95
|
Venezuela: |
$286.63
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Venezuelan Economy
|
|
# 96
|
Angola: |
$286.52
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Angolan Economy
|
|
# 97
|
Russia: |
$281.62
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Russian Economy
|
|
# 98
|
Ukraine: |
$277.81
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Ukrainian Economy
|
|
# 99
|
Chad: |
$271.86
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Chadian Economy
|
|
# 100
|
United Arab Emirates: |
$265.76
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Emirati Economy
|
|
# 101
|
Dominican Republic: |
$264.15
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Dominican Economy
|
|
# 102
|
Colombia: |
$263.14
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Colombian Economy
|
|
# 103
|
Costa Rica: |
$252.79
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Costa Rican Economy
|
|
# 104
|
Brazil: |
$213.04
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Brazilian Economy
|
|
# 105
|
Singapore: |
$203.61
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Singapore Economy
|
|
# 106
|
Kuwait: |
$199.55
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Kuwaiti Economy
|
|
# 107
|
Korea, South: |
$194.46
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Korean Economy
|
|
# 108
|
Algeria: |
$191.09
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Algerian Economy
|
|
# 109
|
Mexico: |
$178.72
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Mexican Economy
|
|
# 110
|
Guatemala: |
$173.50
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Guatemalan Economy
|
|
# 111
|
Trinidad and Tobago: |
$170.73
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Tobagonian Economy
|
|
# 112
|
Belarus: |
$157.68
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Belarusian Economy
|
|
# 113
|
India: |
$155.76
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Indian Economy
|
|
# 114
|
Azerbaijan: |
$141.41
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Azerbaijani Economy
|
|
# 115
|
South Africa: |
$123.81
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
South African Economy
|
|
# 116
|
Saudi Arabia: |
$118.73
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Saudi Economy
|
|
# 117
|
Namibia: |
$115.27
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Namibian Economy
|
|
# 118
|
China: |
$112.66
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Chinese Economy
|
|
# 119
|
Libya: |
$102.41
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Libyan Economy
|
|
# 120
|
Iran: |
$100.43
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Iranian Economy
|
|
# 121
|
Botswana: |
$49.69
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Motswana -Batswana Economy
|
|
# 122
|
Equatorial Guinea: |
$46.94
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Equatorial Guinean Economy
|
|
# 123
|
Malta: |
$33.90
per $1,000 of GDP |
2005  |
|
|
Maltese Economy
|
| |
Weighted average: |
$681.47
per $1,000 of GDP |
|
|
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.