Economy > External debt > Arrears > Reschedulings > Etc. > Principal forgiven > Current US$: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
Principal forgiven is the amount of principal due or in arrears that was written off or forgiven in any given year. It includes debt forgiven within and outside Paris Club agreements, principal forgiven and principal arrears forgiven. Data are in current U.S. dollars.".
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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cote d'Ivoire | $660.98 million | 2009 | ||
| 2 | Congo, Republic of the | $616.46 million | 2009 | ||
| 3 | Burundi | $155.05 million | 2009 | ||
| 4 | Liberia | $145.31 million | 2009 | ||
| 5 | Central African Republic | $91.65 million | 2009 | ||
| failed states average (profile) | $66.58 million | 2009 | |||
| 6 | Sudan | $42.19 million | 2009 | ||
| 7 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | $35.30 million | 2009 | ||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | $32.75 million | 2009 | |||
| 8 | Peru | $28.65 million | 2009 | ||
| 9 | Syria | $27.86 million | 2009 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | $26.85 million | 2009 | |||
| 10 | Belarus | $15.34 million | 2009 | ||
| 11 | Nicaragua | $15.09 million | 2009 | ||
| 12 | Guinea | $12.28 million | 2009 | ||
| 13 | Haiti | $10.90 million | 2009 | ||
| 14 | Bolivia | $10.13 million | 2009 | ||
| 15 | Togo | $9.89 million | 2009 | ||
| 16 | Honduras | $7.80 million | 2009 | ||
| 17 | Guinea-Bissau | $7.17 million | 2009 | ||
| 18 | Seychelles | $5.21 million | 2009 | ||
| 19 | Tanzania | $4.57 million | 2009 | ||
| 20 | Romania | $3.57 million | 2009 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | $3.43 million | 2009 | |||
| 21 | Sierra Leone | $3.15 million | 2009 | ||
| 22 | Chad | $3.05 million | 2009 | ||
| 23 | Fiji | $2.96 million | 2009 | ||
| 24 | Zambia | $2.11 million | 2009 | ||
| 25 | Afghanistan | $2.08 million | 2009 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | $1.53 million | 2009 | |||
| 26 | Mauritania | $1.47 million | 2009 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | $1.18 million | 2009 | |||
| 27 | Cameroon | $764,000.00 | 2009 | ||
| 28 | Malawi | $546,000.00 | 2009 | ||
| 29 | Kenya | $508,000.00 | 2009 | ||
| South Asia average (profile) | $416,600.00 | 2009 | |||
| 30 | Jamaica | $352,000.00 | 2009 | ||
| 31 | Albania | $305,000.00 | 2009 | ||
| 32 | Botswana | $215,000.00 | 2009 | ||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | $160,230.77 | 2009 | |||
| 33 | Dominican Republic | $24,000.00 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Turkmenistan | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Ethiopia | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Swaziland | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Burkina Faso | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Dominica | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Madagascar | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Tajikistan | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Turkey | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Vanuatu | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Indonesia | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Bangladesh | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Mauritius | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Malaysia | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Panama | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Costa Rica | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Nigeria | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Ecuador | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | El Salvador | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Rwanda | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Thailand | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Belize | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Georgia | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Philippines | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Moldova | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Morocco | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Lebanon | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Uzbekistan | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Colombia | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Nepal | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Maldives | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Venezuela | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Senegal | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Zimbabwe | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Jordan | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Mexico | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Paraguay | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Lithuania | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Cambodia | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | The Gambia | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Argentina | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Ghana | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Cape Verde | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Guatemala | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Pakistan | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Gabon | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Samoa | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | India | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Azerbaijan | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Lesotho | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Eritrea | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Solomon Islands | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Saint Lucia | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Mongolia | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Somalia | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Laos | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Benin | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | China | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Armenia | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Ukraine | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Tonga | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Vietnam | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Mali | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Russia | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Bulgaria | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | South Africa | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Mozambique | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Uganda | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Niger | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Brazil | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Algeria | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Chile | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Grenada | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Uruguay | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Djibouti | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Bhutan | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Kazakhstan | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Guyana | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Burma | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Tunisia | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Sri Lanka | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Comoros | 0.0 | 2009 |
Citation
Interesting observations about Economy > External debt > Arrears > Reschedulings > Etc. > Principal forgiven > Current US$
- Cote d'Ivoire ranked first for external debt > arrears > reschedulings > etc. > principal forgiven > current US$ amongst Former French colonies in 2009.
- 73 of the bottom 110 countries by external debt > arrears > reschedulings > etc. > principal forgiven > current US$ are Hot countries.
- 31 of the bottom 98 countries by external debt > arrears > reschedulings > etc. > principal forgiven > current US$ are Sub-Saharan African.
- 4 of the bottom 86 countries by external debt > arrears > reschedulings > etc. > principal forgiven > current US$ are Failed states’ .
- 6 of the bottom 13 countries by external debt > arrears > reschedulings > etc. > principal forgiven > current US$ are Christian.
- 11 of the bottom 78 countries by external debt > arrears > reschedulings > etc. > principal forgiven > current US$ are Densely populated.
- 22 of the bottom 108 countries by external debt > arrears > reschedulings > etc. > principal forgiven > current US$ are Sparsely populated.
- 5 of the bottom 26 countries by external debt > arrears > reschedulings > etc. > principal forgiven > current US$ are Catholic.
- 30 of the bottom 117 countries by external debt > arrears > reschedulings > etc. > principal forgiven > current US$ are Landlocked.
