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.".
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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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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 |