|
Rank
|
Country
|
Debt - external
|
Date of Information
|
|
1
|
World
|
$ 52,150,000,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
2
|
United States
|
$ 12,250,000,000,000
|
30 June 2007
|
|
3
|
United Kingdom
|
$ 10,450,000,000,000
|
30 June 2007
|
|
4
|
Germany
|
$ 4,489,000,000,000
|
30 June 2007
|
|
5
|
France
|
$ 4,396,000,000,000
|
30 June 2007
|
|
6
|
Netherlands
|
$ 2,277,000,000,000
|
30 June 2007
|
|
7
|
Ireland
|
$ 1,841,000,000,000
|
30 June 2007
|
|
8
|
Japan
|
$ 1,492,000,000,000
|
30 June 2007
|
|
9
|
Switzerland
|
$ 1,340,000,000,000
|
30 June 2007
|
|
10
|
Belgium
|
$ 1,313,000,000,000
|
30 June 2007
|
|
11
|
Spain
|
$ 1,084,000,000,000
|
30 June 2007 est.
|
|
12
|
Italy
|
$ 1,060,000,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
13
|
Australia
|
$ 1,032,000,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
14
|
Canada
|
$ 758,600,000,000
|
30 June 2007
|
|
15
|
Austria
|
$ 752,500,000,000
|
30 June 2007
|
|
16
|
Sweden
|
$ 598,200,000,000
|
30 June 2006
|
|
17
|
Russia
|
$ 527,100,000,000
|
June 2008 est.
|
|
18
|
Denmark
|
$ 492,600,000,000
|
30 June 2007
|
|
19
|
Norway
|
$ 469,100,000,000
|
30 June 2007
|
|
20
|
Portugal
|
$ 461,200,000,000
|
31 December 2007
|
|
21
|
China
|
$ 420,800,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
22
|
Turkey
|
$ 294,300,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
23
|
Finland
|
$ 271,200,000,000
|
30 June 2007
|
|
24
|
Korea, South
|
$ 250,400,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
25
|
Brazil
|
$ 236,600,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
26
|
Poland
|
$ 227,500,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
27
|
Mexico
|
$ 181,200,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
28
|
India
|
$ 163,800,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
29
|
Hungary
|
$ 144,200,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
30
|
Indonesia
|
$ 143,500,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
31
|
Argentina
|
$ 135,500,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
32
|
Kazakhstan
|
$ 103,600,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
33
|
Taiwan
|
$ 98,990,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
34
|
Romania
|
$ 92,760,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
35
|
Greece
|
$ 92,190,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
36
|
Israel
|
$ 91,250,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
37
|
Czech Republic
|
$ 88,740,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
38
|
Ukraine
|
$ 82,070,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
39
|
Hong Kong
|
$ 78,840,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
40
|
United Arab Emirates
|
$ 73,710,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
41
|
Saudi Arabia
|
$ 71,560,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
42
|
Iraq
|
$ 67,740,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
43
|
Thailand
|
$ 67,010,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
44
|
Philippines
|
$ 65,230,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
45
|
Chile
|
$ 64,570,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
46
|
Croatia
|
$ 60,110,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
47
|
New Zealand
|
$ 59,080,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
48
|
Malaysia
|
$ 54,110,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
49
|
Qatar
|
$ 48,910,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
50
|
Venezuela
|
$ 47,990,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
51
|
Slovakia
|
$ 45,150,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
52
|
Bulgaria
|
$ 43,960,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
53
|
Pakistan
|
$ 43,230,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
54
|
Colombia
|
$ 41,680,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
55
|
Slovenia
|
$ 40,420,000,000
|
30 June 2007
|
|
56
|
South Africa
|
$ 39,690,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
57
|
Latvia
|
$ 39,470,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
58
|
Kuwait
|
$ 38,820,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
59
|
Lithuania
|
$ 35,460,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
60
|
Peru
|
$ 35,460,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
61
|
Lebanon
|
$ 34,480,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
62
|
Sudan
|
$ 30,480,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
63
|
Estonia
|
$ 29,500,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
64
|
Cyprus
|
$ 28,840,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
65
|
Egypt
|
$ 28,840,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
66
|
Serbia
|
$ 26,240,000,000
|
2007 est.
|
|
67
|
Singapore
|
$ 25,540,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
68
|
Vietnam
|
$ 23,720,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
69
|
Iran
|
$ 21,770,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
70
|
Bangladesh
|
$ 21,720,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
71
|
Morocco
|
$ 21,110,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
72
|
Tunisia
|
$ 19,330,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
73
|
Cuba
|
$ 18,250,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
74
|
Monaco
|
$ 18,000,000,000
|
2000 est.
|
|
75
|
Ecuador
|
$ 16,960,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
76
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
$ 14,460,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
77
|
Sri Lanka
|
$ 12,990,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
78
|
Korea, North
|
$ 12,500,000,000
|
2001 est.
|
|
79
|
Dominican Republic
|
$ 11,700,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
80
|
Uruguay
|
$ 11,480,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
81
|
Panama
|
$ 10,890,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
82
|
Bahrain
|
$ 10,570,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
83
|
Jamaica
|
$ 10,380,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
84
|
El Salvador
|
$ 10,220,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
85
|
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
|
$ 10,000,000,000
|
2006 est.
|
|
86
|
Nigeria
|
$ 9,132,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
87
|
Belarus
|
$ 9,127,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
88
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
$ 8,353,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
89
|
Afghanistan
|
$ 8,000,000,000
|
2004
|
|
90
|
Angola
|
$ 7,907,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
91
|
Costa Rica
|
$ 7,401,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
92
|
Burma
|
$ 7,170,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
93
|
Kenya
|
$ 6,749,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
94
|
Syria
|
$ 6,720,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
95
|
Jordan
|
$ 6,597,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
96
|
Yemen
|
$ 6,472,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
97
|
Guatemala
|
$ 6,337,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
98
|
Oman
|
$ 6,120,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
99
|
Ghana
|
$ 5,697,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
100
|
Libya
|
$ 5,521,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
101
|
Tanzania
|
$ 5,311,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
102
|
Zimbabwe
|
$ 5,255,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
103
|
Congo, Republic of the
|
$ 5,000,000,000
|
2000 est.
|
|
104
|
Macedonia
|
$ 4,624,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
105
|
Bolivia
|
$ 4,603,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
106
|
Madagascar
|
$ 4,600,000,000
|
2002
|
|
107
|
Georgia
|
$ 4,500,000,000
|
2007
|
|
108
|
Cambodia
|
$ 4,317,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
109
|
Mozambique
|
$ 4,316,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
110
|
Moldova
|
$ 4,092,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
111
|
Uzbekistan
|
$ 4,052,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
112
|
Honduras
|
$ 3,602,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
113
|
Guinea
|
$ 3,529,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
114
|
Paraguay
|
$ 3,487,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
115
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
$ 3,400,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
116
|
Nicaragua
|
$ 3,214,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
117
|
Liberia
|
$ 3,200,000,000
|
2005 est.
|
|
118
|
Laos
|
$ 3,179,000,000
|
2006
|
|
119
|
Gabon
|
$ 3,173,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
120
|
Ethiopia
|
$ 3,158,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
121
|
Iceland
|
$ 3,073,000,000
|
2002
|
|
122
|
Nepal
|
$ 3,070,000,000
|
March 2006
|
|
123
|
Somalia
|
$ 3,000,000,000
|
2001 est.
|
|
124
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
$ 2,966,000,000
|
30 June 2007
|
|
125
|
Algeria
|
$ 2,913,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
126
|
Zambia
|
$ 2,913,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
127
|
Mali
|
$ 2,800,000,000
|
2002
|
|
128
|
Azerbaijan
|
$ 2,733,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
129
|
Netherlands Antilles
|
$ 2,680,000,000
|
2004
|
|
130
|
Mauritius
|
$ 2,550,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
131
|
Senegal
|
$ 2,528,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
132
|
Cameroon
|
$ 2,360,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
133
|
Niger
|
$ 2,100,000,000
|
2003 est.
|
|
134
|
Togo
|
$ 2,000,000,000
|
2005
|
|
135
|
Uganda
|
$ 1,705,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
136
|
Tajikistan
|
$ 1,681,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
137
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
$ 1,652,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
138
|
Sierra Leone
|
$ 1,610,000,000
|
2003 est.
|
|
139
|
Chad
|
$ 1,600,000,000
|
2005 est.
|
|
140
|
Papua New Guinea
|
$ 1,582,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
141
|
Albania
|
$ 1,550,000,000
|
2004
|
|
142
|
Haiti
|
$ 1,463,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
143
|
Mongolia
|
$ 1,438,000,000
|
2007
|
|
144
|
Rwanda
|
$ 1,400,000,000
|
2004 est.
|
|
145
|
Turkmenistan
|
$ 1,400,000,000
|
2004 est.
|
|
146
|
Armenia
|
$ 1,372,000,000
|
31 December 2007 est.
|
|
147
|
Burkina Faso
|
$ 1,330,000,000
|
2007
|
|
148
|
Belize
|
$ 1,200,000,000
|
June 2005 est.
|
|
149
|
Guyana
|
$ 1,200,000,000
|
2002
|
|
150
|
Burundi
|
$ 1,200,000,000
|
2003
|
|
151
|
Benin
|
$ 1,200,000,000
|
2007
|
|
152
|
Seychelles
|
$ 1,161,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
153
|
Central African Republic
|
$ 1,153,000,000
|
2007 est.
|
|
154
|
Namibia
|
$ 1,151,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
155
|
Malawi
|
$ 974,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
156
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
$ 941,500,000
|
2000 est.
|
|
157
|
Bhutan
|
$ 713,300,000
|
2006
|
|
158
|
Barbados
|
$ 668,000,000
|
2003
|
|
159
|
Montenegro
|
$ 650,000,000
|
2006
|
|
160
|
Gambia, The
|
$ 628,800,000
|
2003 est.
|
|
161
|
Lesotho
|
$ 628,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
162
|
Swaziland
|
$ 548,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
163
|
Suriname
|
$ 504,300,000
|
2005 est.
|
|
164
|
Maldives
|
$ 482,000,000
|
2006 est.
|
|
165
|
Aruba
|
$ 478,600,000
|
2005 est.
|
|
166
|
Djibouti
|
$ 428,000,000
|
2006
|
|
167
|
Botswana
|
$ 395,000,000
|
31 December 2008 est.
|
|
168
|
Antigua and Barbuda
|
$ 359,800,000
|
June 2006
|
|
169
|
Grenada
|
$ 347,000,000
|
2004
|
|
170
|
Bahamas, The
|
$ 342,600,000
|
2004 est.
|
|
171
|
Cape Verde
|
$ 325,000,000
|
2002
|
|
172
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
$ 318,000,000
|
2002
|
|
173
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
$ 314,000,000
|
2004
|
|
174
|
Eritrea
|
$ 311,000,000
|
2000 est.
|
|
175
|
Saint Lucia
|
$ 257,000,000
|
2004
|
|
176
|
Comoros
|
$ 232,000,000
|
2000 est.
|
|
177
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
$ 223,000,000
|
2004
|
|
178
|
Dominica
|
$ 213,000,000
|
2004
|
|
179
|
Malta
|
$ 188,800,000
|
2005
|
|
180
|
Samoa
|
$ 177,000,000
|
2004
|
|
181
|
Solomon Islands
|
$ 166,000,000
|
2004
|
|
182
|
Bermuda
|
$ 160,000,000
|
FY99/00
|
|
183
|
Cook Islands
|
$ 141,000,000
|
1996 est.
|
|
184
|
Fiji
|
$ 127,000,000
|
2004 est.
|
|
185
|
Marshall Islands
|
$ 86,500,000
|
FY99/00 est.
|
|
186
|
Vanuatu
|
$ 81,200,000
|
2004
|
|
187
|
Tonga
|
$ 80,700,000
|
2004
|
|
188
|
New Caledonia
|
$ 79,000,000
|
1998 est.
|
|
189
|
Cayman Islands
|
$ 70,000,000
|
1996
|
|
190
|
Faroe Islands
|
$ 64,000,000
|
1999
|
|
191
|
Micronesia, Federated States of
|
$ 60,800,000
|
FY05 est.
|
|
192
|
British Virgin Islands
|
$ 36,100,000
|
1997
|
|
193
|
Nauru
|
$ 33,300,000
|
2002
|
|
194
|
Greenland
|
$ 25,000,000
|
1999
|
|
195
|
Kiribati
|
$ 10,000,000
|
1999 est.
|
|
196
|
Montserrat
|
$ 8,900,000
|
1997
|
|
197
|
Anguilla
|
$ 8,800,000
|
1998
|
|
198
|
Wallis and Futuna
|
$ 3,670,000
|
2004
|
|
199
|
Niue
|
$ 418,000
|
2002 est.
|
|
200
|
Brunei
|
$ 0
|
2005
|
|
201
|
Liechtenstein
|
$ 0
|
2001
|
|
202
|
Palau
|
$ 0
|
FY99/00
|
|
203
|
Macau
|
$ 0
|
2006
|
Countries for which no information is available are not included in this list.
This page was last updated on 22 January, 2009
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