This is a list of countries by external debt: it is the total public and private debt owed to nonresidents repayable in internationally accepted currencies, goods or services, where the public debt is the money or credit owed by any level of government, from central to local, and the private debt the money or credit owed by private households or private corporations based on the country under consideration.

For information purposes, several non-sovereign entities are also included in this list.

Note that while a country may have a relatively large external debt (either in absolute or per capita terms) it could actually be a "net international creditor" if its external debt is less than the total of external debt of other countries held by it.

List of countries by debt

Country/Region	Per capita US dollars	External debt US dollars	% of GDP	% of total wealth[1]	Date
United States	98,094	32.9 trillion	122.56	23.52	August 2023 [2][3]
United Kingdom	130,034	8.7 trillion	287.08	54.47	December 2023[4]
Japan	34,832	4.34 trillion	98.44	19.22	June 2023[4]
Netherlands	215,569	3.79 trillion	381.62	77.84	December 2022[4]
France	49,767	3.28 trillion	112.06	20.86	March 2023[2]
Ireland	628,505	3.26 trillion	548.53	357.06	June 2023[4]
Italy	52,674	3.1 trillion	143.09	28.13	June 2023[2]
Germany	33,566	2.81 trillion	65.33	16.13	March 2023[2]
Canada	66,929	2.65 trillion	126.94	23.53	March 2023[4]
China	1,736	2.45 trillion	13.55	2.90	December 2022[4]
Switzerland	262,863	2.3 trillion	284.57	47.63	December 2022[4]
Australia	72,223	1.9 trillion	111.17	19.55	June 2023[4]
Hong Kong	248,153	1.82 trillion	504.10	19.68	December 2022[4]
Spain	34,920	1.67 trillion	111.84	32.20	March 2023[2]
Brazil	6,925	1.49 trillion	71.59	44.11	April 2023[2]
Sweden	95,178	1.03 trillion	171.81	18.10	June 2023[4]
Mexico	6,707	880 billion	52.92	42.76	July 2023[2]
Singapore	144,061	815 billion	158.13	44.89	June 2023[2]
Norway	134,602	738 billion	133.14	6.72	June 2023[4]
South Korea	12,897	665 billion	38.62	20.41	June 2023[4]
Belgium	55,738	652 billion	104.42	4.07	March 2023[2]
India	449.28	625 billion	16.83	52.10	March 2023[2]
Turkey	5,514	476 billion	46.21	33.23	March 2023[4]
Portugal	42,785	440 billion	164.48	22.35	June 2023[4]
Austria	44,168	401 billion	77.76	12.13	March 2023[2]
Indonesia	1,417	395 billion	29.10	45.73	August 2023[2]
Poland	9,500	385 billion	49.30	24.18	June 2023[2]
Greece	32,880	350 billion	322.85	39.33	September 2022[2]
Russia	1,969	282 billion	13.67	6.43	July 2023[2]
Thailand	4,016	282 billion	49.09	19.85	July 2023[2]
Argentina	5,883	275 billion	42.91	65.48	March 2023[4]
Saudi Arabia	7,588	264 billion	23.83	11.64	2022[2]
South Africa	4,268	263 billion	65.81	28.40	June 2023[2]
Malaysia	7,785	260 billion	58.17	38.35	June 2023[4]
Philippines	2,300	260 billion	58.90	25.72	July 2023[2]
Chile	11,603	233 billion	65.09	29.91	July 2023[4]
United Arab Emirates	24,164	220 billion	59.69	17.71	31 December 2016 est.[5]
Finland	38,756	215 billion	71.30	27.15	March 2023[2]
New Zealand	39,924	206 billion	81.76	14.45	March 2023[4]
Czech Republic	19,282	203 billion	61.47	26.36	March 2023[4]
Mauritius	157,951	199 billion	1,368	292.65	March 2023[4]
Qatar	70,471	195 billion	106.09	47.91	2018[4]
Taiwan	8,275	193 billion	24.40	3.56	March 2023[4]
Colombia	3,596	188 billion	56.03	33.33	June 2023[4]
Puerto Rico (United States)	48,187	167 billion	161.93		31 January 2015 est.
Egypt	1,557	165 billion	42.72	13.21	March 2023[4]
Kazakhstan	8,087	161 billion	65.71	22.36	March 2023[4]
Romania	8,414	158 billion	45.40	23.69	June 2023[2]
Israel	16,019	153 billion	29.28	11.18	December 2022[4]
Hungary	15,000	147 billion	160.00	32.10	June 2023[2]
Vietnam	500.00	142 billion	39.10	13.96	2021[2]
Pakistan	554.00	124 billion	43.00	18.29	June 2023[4]
Ukraine	2,200	124 billion	81.00	18.26	July 2023[2]
Denmark	81,965	123 billion	119.00	6.58	March 2023[2]
Slovakia	15,900	121 billion	112.00	44.81	December 2022[4]
Venezuela	3,500	110 billion	23.00		March 2019[4]
Malta	223,000	104 billion	691.00	179.31	March 2023[4]
Bangladesh	460.00	98.9 billion	22.00	8.92	June 2023[6]
Algeria	89.00	98.7 billion	2.00	27.88	2021[2]
Nigeria	60.00	96.4 billion	2.00	13.79	March 2023[2]
Morocco	1,400	91.1 billion	46.00	26.25	December 2022[2]
Peru	2,300	86.3 billion	44.00	16.63	June 2023[2]
Sri Lanka	2,200	83.1 billion	68.00	23.15	March 2023[2]
Iraq	1,800	68 billion	44.00		31 December 2016 est.[7]
Sudan	1,100	62.4 billion	121.00	283.64	2021[4]
Slovenia	25,000	60.7 billion	104.00	32.29	April 2023[4]
Ecuador	2,100	57.5 billion	57.00	22.55	July 2023[4]
Uruguay	7,600	57.2 billion	50.00	26.36	March 2023[4]
Oman	4,400	54 billion	35.00	28.57	2021[2]
Croatia	10,700	52.9 billion	74.00	23.00	December 2022[4]
Panama	4,400	46.7 billion	56.60	31.13	July 2023[2]
Jordan	3,400	44.1 billion	83.00	18.77	June 2023[2]
Latvia	21,200	43.6 billion	126.00	30.92	June 2023[4]
Bahrain	14,900	39.4 billion	66.00	33.97	July 2023[2]
Serbia	37,845	38.6 billion	56.50	20.75	July 2023[2]
Tunisia	2,200	37.7 billion	97.00	21.30	March 2023[2]
Angola	1,400	37.7 billion	41.00	68.55	31 December 2016 est.[8]
Belarus	4,000	37.6 billion	66.00	14.75	March 2023[4]
Lebanon	6,000	34.5 billion	220.00	10.00	March 2023[4]
Estonia	15,700	34.2 billion	89.00	41.71	March 2023[4]
Mongolia	7,800	33.8 billion	245.00	225.33	June 2023[4]
Uzbekistan	500.00	33.3 billion	24.00		December 2020[4]
Ivory Coast	420.00	29.8 billion	24.00		2021[4]
Ghana	700.00	29.2 billion	30.00	26.07	November 2022[4]
Lithuania	12,700	28.5 billion	74.00	19.39	March 2023[2]
Cuba	2,300	26.3 billion	34.00		31 December 2016 est.[9]
Dominican Republic	2,400	26.1 billion	36.00		31 December 2016 est.[10]
Cyprus	97,200	25.4 billion	849.00	23.30	July 2023[2]
Costa Rica	5,100	24.9 billion	43.00	11.80	31 December 2016 est.[11]
Luxembourg	114,704	24.2 billion	22.10	8.09	March 2023[2]
Ethiopia	220.00	22.5 billion	32.00	7.50	31 December 2016 est.[12]
Cambodia	600.00	22.4 billion	57.00	35.00	December 2022[4]
Papua New Guinea	2,800	22 billion	111.00	51.16	31 December 2016 est.[13]
Iceland	72,700	21.8 billion	81.00	16.90	March 2023[4]
Paraguay	2,400	21.8 billion	54.00	32.06	September2022[4]
Trinidad & Tobago	15,700	21.5 billion	76.00	42.16	31 December 2016[14]
Bulgaria	5,700	21 billion	63.00	8.14	July 2023[2]
Guatemala	1,100	19.1 billion	28.00		31 December 2016 est.[15]
Palau	846,000	18.4 billion	62.10		31 December 2014 est.[16]
Bahamas	44,200	17.6 billion	194.00	110.00	31 December 2013 est.[17]
Jamaica	6,000	16.8 billion	122.00	37.33	31 December 2016 est.[18]
Monaco	434,000	16.5 billion	240.00		30 June 2010 est.
Tanzania	280.00	15.9 billion	34.00	10.97	31 December 2016 est.[19]
Bolivia	600.00	15.5 billion	33.00	14.76	March 2023[4]
El Salvador	2,400	14.9 billion	56.00		31 December 2016 est.[20]
Albania	3,634	14 billion	66.00	18.18	June 2023[2]
Myanmar	120.00	13.9 billion	17.00	4.91	2021[4]
Nicaragua	1,800	11.1 billion	83.00	16.09	31 December 2016 est.[21]
Georgia	3,900	11.1 billion	128.00	24.13	June 2023[2]
Zimbabwe	670.00	10.9 billion	77.00	15.35	31 December 2016 est.[22]
Laos	1,700	10.2 billion	53.00	29.14	2022[4]
Mozambique	320.00	10.2 billion	72.00	63.75	2020[4]
Nepal	120.00	9.13 billion	16.00	10.14	December 2022[4]
Zambia	540.00	8.92 billion	45.00	33.04	March 2023[4]
Iran	90.00	8.67 billion	2.00	0.29	2022[4]
Azerbaijan	1,300	8.14 billion	22.00	5.18	December2021[4]
Honduras	1,000	8.04 billion	38.00		31 December 2016 est.[23]
North Macedonia	3,700	7.92 billion	73.00		June 2023[2]
Cameroon	300.00	7.38 billion	24.00	16.04	31 December 2016 est.[24]
Yemen	260.00	7.19 billion	21.00		31 January 2015[25]
Armenia	2,043	6.66 billion	102.00	14.17	July 2023[4]
Tajikistan	260.00	6.66 billion	38.00	26.64	December 2021[4]
Namibia	2,500	6.52 billion	64.00	21.03	31 December 2016 est.[26]
Uganda	150.00	6.24 billion	24.00	12.73	31 December 2016 est.[27]
Senegal	390.00	6.19 billion	42.00	15.10	31 December 2016 est.[28]
Syria	300.00	5.92 billion	24.00	32.89	31 December 2016 est.[29]
Kyrgyzstan	1,300	5.74 billion	112.00	22.96	June 2023[2]
Moldova	1,600	5.65 billion	70.00	8.69	July 2023[2]
Democratic Republic of the Congo	70.00	5.33 billion	13.00	7.51	31 December 2016 est.[30]
Gabon	2,900	5.16 billion	35.00	22.43	31 December 2016 est.[31]
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1,300	5.04 billion	23.00	5.79	December 2022[4]
North Korea	200.00	5 billion	18.00		2013 est.[32]
Republic of the Congo	1,000	4.82 billion	55.00	80.33	31 December 2016 est.[33]
Barbados	15,700	4.49 billion	100.00	28.06	2010 est.[34]
Montenegro	6,742	4.39 billion	151.00	12.19	June 2023[2]
Madagascar	160.00	4.01 billion	41.00	13.37	31 December 2016 est.[35]
Kosovo	1,200	3.66 billion	37.00		December 2022[4]
Mali	200.00	3.63 billion	26.00	16.50	31 December 2016 est.[36]
Mauritania	840.00	3.59 billion	76.00	59.83	31 December 2016 est.[37]
Libya	550.00	3.53 billion	9.00	8.02	31 December 2016 est.[38]
Botswana	720.00	3.5 billion	8.00	12.96	2023[2]
Burkina Faso	160.00	3.09 billion	26.00	19.31	31 December 2016 est.[39]
Somalia	270.00	0.00	52.00		31 December 2013 est.[40]
Niger	130.00	2.73 billion	36.00	21.00	31 December 2016 est.[41]
Seychelles	26,200	2.55 billion	180.00	63.75	31 December 2016 est.[42]
Rwanda	200.00	2.44 billion	29.00	8.71	31 December 2016 est.[43]
Bermuda (UK)	39,700	2.44 billion	47.00		2015 est.[44]
Benin	200.00	2.34 billion	26.00	15.60	31 December 2016 est.[45]
Bhutan	2,900	2.26 billion	108.00		31 December 2016 est.[46]
Haiti	180.00	2.02 billion	24.00	40.40	31 December 2016 est.[47]
Malawi	100.00	1.92 billion	39.00	8.73	31 December 2016 est.[48]
South Sudan	167.00	1.92 billion	62.70		2017[49]
Chad	130.00	1.88 billion	18.00	18.80	31 December 2016 est.[50]
Cape Verde	3,100	1.66 billion	99.00		31 December 2016 est.[51]
Sierra Leone	230.00	1.56 billion	36.00	39.00	31 December 2016 est.[52]
Palestine	340.00	1.54 billion	35.00		December 2018[4]
Equatorial Guinea	1,500	1.36 billion	12.00	6.80	31 December 2016 est.[53]
Djibouti	1,500	1.34 billion	71.00	67.00	31 December 2016 est.[54]
Guinea	100.00	1.33 billion	20.00	7.39	31 December 2016 est.[43]
Belize	3,500	1.33 billion	75.00	44.33	31 December 2016 est.[53]
Afghanistan	40.00	1.28 billion	7.00	3.12	2011[55]
Suriname	2,200	1.24 billion	30.00	62.00	31 December 2016 est.[56]
Togo	150.00	1.17 billion	26.00	19.50	31 December 2016 est.[57]
Guyana	1,500	1.14 billion	36.00	19.00	31 December 2015[58]
Andorra	14,345	1.11 billion	41.00		2014 est.[59]
Liberia	230.00	1.11 billion	51.00	7.93	31 December 2016 est.[60]
Guinea-Bissau	570.00	1.1 billion	94.00	55.00	31 December 2010 est.[61]
Lesotho	430.00	949 million	53.00	47.45	31 December 2016 est.[62]
Faroe Islands (Denmark)	18,400	889 million	38.00		2010[63]
Fiji	900.00	833 million	18.00	6.94	31 December 2016 est.[64]
Eritrea	150.00	820 million	15.00	16.40	31 December 2016 est.[65]
Maldives	2,000	742 million	23.00	7.42	2014 est.[66]
Burundi	60.00	705 million	26.00	17.63	31 December 2016 est.[67]
Aruba	6,600	693 million	28.00		31 December 2014 est.[68]
Central African Republic	130.00	687 million	39.00	34.35	31 December 2016 est.[69]
Kuwait	140.00	685 million	0.42	0.12	July 2023[2]
Grenada	6,300	679 million	66.00		2013 est.[70]
Gambia	260.00	542 million	61.00	18.07	31 December 2016 est.[71]
Saint Lucia	2,700	513 million	36.00		31 December 2016 est.[72]
Turkmenistan	90.00	503 million	1.00	0.64	31 December 2016 est.[73]
Solomon Islands	800.00	492 million	40.00		31 December 2013 est.[74]
Eswatini	360.00	471 million	14.00		31 December 2016 est.[75]
Samoa	2,300	447 million	51.00		31 December 2013 est.[76]
Antigua and Barbuda	4,700	441 million	34.00		31 December 2012[77]
San Marino	10,604	352 million	23.00		2016[78]
Brunei	27,200	340 million	2.80	2.83	2017[79]
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	2,900	321 million	42.00		31 December 2016 est.[80]
Timor-Leste	250.00	312 million	12.00	7.80	31 December 2014 est.[81]
Dominica	3,900	289 million	55.00		31 December 2016 est.[82]
Cook Islands	13,400	281 million	23.00		31 December 2011[83]
Sao Tome and Principe	1,200	237 million	67.00		31 December 2016 est.[84]
Tonga	2,200	233 million	54.00		31 December 2016 est.[85]
Vanuatu	750.00	208 million	27.00		31 December 2016 est.[86]
Saint Kitts and Nevis	3,300	188 million	20.00		31 December 2016 est.[87]
Comoros	160.00	133 million	21.00	6.65	31 December 2016 est.[88]
New Caledonia (France)	420.00	112 million	1.00		31 December 2013 est.[89]
Marshall Islands	1,800	98 million	52.00		2013 est.[90]
Micronesia	900.00	93.6 million	29.00		2013 est.[91]
Cayman Islands (UK)	2,100	79 million	7.00		1998 est.
Kenya	370.00	69.9 million	26.00	0.02	May 2023[2]
Greenland (Denmark)	650.00	36.4 million	2.00		2010[92]
Nauru	3,200	33.3 million	22.00		2004 est.[93]
British Virgin Islands (UK)	570.00	17.7 million	2.00		31 December 2016[94]
Tuvalu	1,224	14.8 million	37.00		2017 est.[95]
Kiribati	120.00	13.6 million	8.00		2013 est.[96]
Anguilla (UK)	590.00	8.8 million	5.00		1998[97]
Wallis and Futuna (France)	280.00	3.67 million	6.00		2004[98]
Montserrat (UK)	200.00	1.04 million	2.00		31 December 2011[99]
Liechtenstein	0.00	0.00	0.00		2001[100]
Niue (New Zealand)	0.00	0.00	0.00		27 October 2016[101]

See also

• Balance of trade
• Domestic liability dollarization
• List of countries by corporate debt
• List of countries by household debt
• List of countries by public debt
• List of sovereign states by financial assets
• National debt of the United States
• World debt

References

External links

• CIA Factbook - External Debt Definition
• CIA Factbook - External Debt by Countries
• Joint External Debt Hub