Economy > External debt > Debt outstanding > External debt stocks > Total > DOD > Current US$: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in foreign currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.".
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | $428.44 billion | 2009 | ||
| 2 | Russia | $381.34 billion | 2009 | ||
| 3 | Brazil | $276.93 billion | 2009 | ||
| 4 | Turkey | $251.37 billion | 2009 | ||
| 5 | India | $237.69 billion | 2009 | ||
| 6 | Mexico | $192.01 billion | 2009 | ||
| 7 | Indonesia | $157.52 billion | 2009 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | $134.30 billion | 2009 | |||
| 8 | Argentina | $120.18 billion | 2009 | ||
| 9 | Romania | $117.51 billion | 2009 | ||
| 10 | Kazakhstan | $109.87 billion | 2009 | ||
| 11 | Ukraine | $93.15 billion | 2009 | ||
| 12 | Chile | $71.65 billion | 2009 | ||
| 13 | Malaysia | $66.39 billion | 2009 | ||
| South Asia average (profile) | $63.66 billion | 2009 | |||
| 14 | Philippines | $62.91 billion | 2009 | ||
| 15 | Thailand | $58.75 billion | 2009 | ||
| 16 | Venezuela | $54.50 billion | 2009 | ||
| 17 | Pakistan | $53.71 billion | 2009 | ||
| 18 | Colombia | $52.22 billion | 2009 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | $50.83 billion | 2009 | |||
| 19 | South Africa | $42.10 billion | 2009 | ||
| 20 | Bulgaria | $40.58 billion | 2009 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | $37.94 billion | 2009 | |||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | $35.38 billion | 2009 | |||
| 21 | Serbia and Montenegro | $33.40 billion | 2009 | ||
| 22 | Lithuania | $31.72 billion | 2009 | ||
| 23 | Peru | $29.59 billion | 2009 | ||
| 24 | Vietnam | $28.67 billion | 2009 | ||
| 25 | Lebanon | $24.86 billion | 2009 | ||
| 26 | Bangladesh | $23.82 billion | 2009 | ||
| 27 | Morocco | $23.75 billion | 2009 | ||
| 28 | Tunisia | $21.71 billion | 2009 | ||
| 29 | Sudan | $20.14 billion | 2009 | ||
| 30 | Sri Lanka | $17.21 billion | 2009 | ||
| 31 | Belarus | $17.16 billion | 2009 | ||
| 32 | Guatemala | $13.80 billion | 2009 | ||
| 33 | Ecuador | $12.93 billion | 2009 | ||
| 34 | Panama | $12.42 billion | 2009 | ||
| 35 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | $12.18 billion | 2009 | ||
| 36 | Uruguay | $12.16 billion | 2009 | ||
| 37 | Cote d'Ivoire | $11.70 billion | 2009 | ||
| 38 | El Salvador | $11.38 billion | 2009 | ||
| 39 | Dominican Republic | $11.00 billion | 2009 | ||
| 40 | Jamaica | $10.96 billion | 2009 | ||
| 41 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $9.58 billion | 2009 | ||
| failed states average (profile) | $9.49 billion | 2009 | |||
| 42 | Burma | $8.19 billion | 2009 | ||
| 43 | Costa Rica | $8.07 billion | 2009 | ||
| 44 | Kenya | $8.00 billion | 2009 | ||
| 45 | Nigeria | $7.85 billion | 2009 | ||
| 46 | Tanzania | $7.32 billion | 2009 | ||
| 47 | Jordan | $6.62 billion | 2009 | ||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | $6.54 billion | 2009 | |||
| 48 | Bolivia | $5.75 billion | 2009 | ||
| 49 | Ghana | $5.72 billion | 2009 | ||
| 50 | Laos | $5.54 billion | 2009 | ||
| 51 | Algeria | $5.35 billion | 2009 | ||
| 52 | Syria | $5.24 billion | 2009 | ||
| 53 | Congo, Republic of the | $5.04 billion | 2009 | ||
| 54 | Ethiopia | $5.03 billion | 2009 | ||
| 55 | Zimbabwe | $5.01 billion | 2009 | ||
| 56 | Armenia | $4.94 billion | 2009 | ||
| 57 | Azerbaijan | $4.86 billion | 2009 | ||
| 58 | Albania | $4.72 billion | 2009 | ||
| 59 | Nicaragua | $4.42 billion | 2009 | ||
| 60 | Cambodia | $4.36 billion | 2009 | ||
| 61 | Paraguay | $4.32 billion | 2009 | ||
| 62 | Georgia | $4.23 billion | 2009 | ||
| 63 | Mozambique | $4.17 billion | 2009 | ||
| 64 | Uzbekistan | $4.11 billion | 2009 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | $4.04 billion | 2009 | |||
| 65 | Nepal | $3.68 billion | 2009 | ||
| 66 | Honduras | $3.68 billion | 2009 | ||
| 67 | Senegal | $3.50 billion | 2009 | ||
| 68 | Moldova | $3.46 billion | 2009 | ||
| 69 | Zambia | $3.05 billion | 2009 | ||
| 70 | Somalia | $2.97 billion | 2009 | ||
| 71 | Cameroon | $2.94 billion | 2009 | ||
| 72 | Guinea | $2.93 billion | 2009 | ||
| 73 | Kyrgyzstan | $2.90 billion | 2009 | ||
| 74 | Mali | $2.67 billion | 2009 | ||
| 75 | Tajikistan | $2.51 billion | 2009 | ||
| 76 | Uganda | $2.49 billion | 2009 | ||
| 77 | Afghanistan | $2.33 billion | 2009 | ||
| 78 | Madagascar | $2.21 billion | 2009 | ||
| 79 | Mongolia | $2.21 billion | 2009 | ||
| 80 | Gabon | $2.13 billion | 2009 | ||
| 81 | Mauritania | $2.03 billion | 2009 | ||
| 82 | Burkina Faso | $1.84 billion | 2009 | ||
| 83 | Chad | $1.74 billion | 2009 | ||
| 84 | Liberia | $1.66 billion | 2009 | ||
| 85 | Togo | $1.64 billion | 2009 | ||
| 86 | Seychelles | $1.62 billion | 2009 | ||
| 87 | Botswana | $1.62 billion | 2009 | ||
| 88 | Papua New Guinea | $1.56 billion | 2009 | ||
| 89 | Haiti | $1.24 billion | 2009 | ||
| 90 | Guinea-Bissau | $1.11 billion | 2009 | ||
| 91 | Malawi | $1.09 billion | 2009 | ||
| 92 | Belize | $1.09 billion | 2009 | ||
| 93 | Benin | $1.07 billion | 2009 | ||
| 94 | Guyana | $1.04 billion | 2009 | ||
| 95 | Eritrea | $1.02 billion | 2009 | ||
| 96 | Niger | $991.01 million | 2009 | ||
| 97 | Maldives | $780.23 million | 2009 | ||
| 98 | Bhutan | $762.38 million | 2009 | ||
| 99 | Djibouti | $752.42 million | 2009 | ||
| 100 | Rwanda | $747.05 million | 2009 | ||
| 101 | Mauritius | $741.52 million | 2009 | ||
| 102 | Cape Verde | $707.23 million | 2009 | ||
| 103 | Lesotho | $705.28 million | 2009 | ||
| 104 | Turkmenistan | $575.73 million | 2009 | ||
| 105 | Grenada | $531.49 million | 2009 | ||
| 106 | The Gambia | $520.10 million | 2009 | ||
| 107 | Burundi | $518.00 million | 2009 | ||
| 108 | Sierra Leone | $444.11 million | 2009 | ||
| 109 | Fiji | $431.66 million | 2009 | ||
| 110 | Swaziland | $417.80 million | 2009 | ||
| 111 | Saint Lucia | $416.12 million | 2009 | ||
| 112 | Central African Republic | $395.98 million | 2009 | ||
| 113 | Comoros | $279.31 million | 2009 | ||
| 114 | Dominica | $251.64 million | 2009 | ||
| 115 | Samoa | $235.50 million | 2009 | ||
| 116 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | $226.62 million | 2009 | ||
| 117 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | $208.78 million | 2009 | ||
| 118 | Sao Tome and Principe | $185.77 million | 2009 | ||
| 119 | Solomon Islands | $155.91 million | 2009 | ||
| 120 | Vanuatu | $129.81 million | 2009 | ||
| 121 | Tonga | $104.50 million | 2009 |
