Debt - external (2001) | Debt - external (2006) | ||
Afghanistan | $5.5 billion (1996 est.) | $8 billion in bilateral debt, mostly to Russia; Afghanistan has $500 million in debt to Multilateral Development Banks (2004) | |
Albania | $1 billion (2000) | $1.55 billion (2004) | |
Algeria | $25 billion (2000 est.) | $19.45 billion (2005 est.) | |
American Samoa | $NA | $NA | |
Andorra | $NA | $NA | |
Angola | $10.8 billion (2000 est.) | $9.401 billion (2005 est.) | |
Anguilla | $8.8 million (1998) | $8.8 million (1998) | |
Antigua and Barbuda | $357 million (1998) | $427.3 million; note - data are for public external debt, not total external debt (2000) | |
Argentina | $154 billion (2000 est.) | $118.2 billion (2005 est.) | |
Armenia | $836 million (January 2001) | $1.819 billion (20 September 2005) | |
Aruba | $285 million (1996) | $478.6 million (2005 est.) | |
Australia | $220.6 billion (2000) | $323.4 billion (2005 est.) | |
Austria | $16 billion (1999) | $510.6 billion (30 June 2005 est.) | |
Azerbaijan | $1 billion (2000) | $1.873 billion (2005 est.) | |
Bahamas, The | $385.8 million (2000 est.) | $342.6 million (2004 est.) | |
Bahrain | $2.7 billion (2000) | $6.814 billion (2005 est.) | |
Bangladesh | $17 billion (2000) | $20.63 billion (2005 est.) | |
Barbados | $425 million (2000 est.) | $668 million (2003) | |
Belarus | $1 billion (2000 est.) | $4.662 billion (30 June 2005 est.) | |
Belgium | $28.3 billion (1999 est.) | $980.1 billion (30 June 2005 est.) | |
Belize | $338 million (1998) | $1.362 billion (June 2004 est.) | |
Benin | $1.6 billion (1998 est.) | $1.6 billion (2000) | |
Bermuda | $NA | $160 million (FY99/00) | |
Bhutan | $120 million (1998) | $593 million (2004) | |
Bolivia | $6.6 billion (2000) | $6.309 billion (2005 est.) | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | $3.4 billion (2000 est.) | $3.116 billion (2005 est.) | |
Botswana | $455 million (2000) | $519 million (2005 est.) | |
Brazil | $232 billion (2000) | $188 billion (2005 est.) | |
British Virgin Islands | $36.1 million (1997) | $36.1 million (1997) | |
Brunei | $0 | $0 $NA | |
Bulgaria | $10.4 billion (2000 est.) | $15.32 billion (2005 est.) | |
Burkina Faso | $1.3 billion (1997) | $1.85 billion (2003) | |
Burma | $6 billion (FY99/00 est.) | $6.99 billion (2005 est.) | |
Burundi | $1.12 billion (1999 est.) | $1.2 billion (2003) | |
Cambodia | $829 million (1999 est.) | $800 million (2003 est.) | |
Cameroon | $10.9 billion (2000 est.) | $9.168 billion (2005 est.) | |
Canada | $1.9 billion (2000) | $439.8 billion (30 November 2005) | |
Cape Verde | $260 million (2000) | $325 million (2002) | |
Cayman Islands | $70 million (1996) | $70 million (1996) | |
Central African Republic | $790 million (1999 est.) | $1.06 billion (2002 est.) | |
Chad | $1 billion (1999 est.) | $1.5 billion (2003 est.) | |
Chile | $39 billion (2000) | $47.45 billion (2005 est.) | |
China | $162 billion (2000 est.) | $252.8 billion (2005 est.) | |
Christmas Island | $NA | - | |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | $NA | - | |
Colombia | $34 billion (2000 est.) | $32.35 billion (2005 est.) | |
Comoros | $197 million (1997 est.) | $232 million (2000 est.) | |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the | $13 billion (1998 est.) | $10.6 billion (2003 est.) | |
Congo, Republic of the | $5 billion (1999 est.) | $5 billion (2000 est.) | |
Cook Islands | $141 million (1996 est.) | $141 million (1996 est.) | |
Costa Rica | $4.2 billion (2000 est.) | $5.049 billion (2005 est.) | |
Cote d'Ivoire | $13.9 billion (2000 est.) | $13.43 billion (2005 est.) | |
Croatia | $9.9 billion (December 1999) | $30.62 billion (2005 est.) | |
Cuba | $11.1 billion (convertible currency, 1999); another $15 billion -$20 billion owed to Russia (2000) | $12.56 billion (convertible currency); another $15-20 billion owed to Russia (2005 est.) | |
Cyprus | Greek Cypriot area: $NA; Turkish Cypriot area: $NA | Republic of Cyprus: $10.53 billion; north Cyprus: $NA (2005 est.) | |
Czech Republic | $21.3 billion (2000) | $49.14 billion (2005 est.) | |
Denmark | $21.7 billion (2000) | $352.9 billion (30 June 2005) | |
Djibouti | $356 million (1999 est.) | $394 million (2004 est.) | |
Dominica | $108.9 million (1999) | $213 million (2004) | |
Dominican Republic | $4.7 billion (2000 est.) | $7.687 billion (2005 est.) | |
East Timor | - | $0 | |
Ecuador | $15 billion (1999) | $18.09 billion (2005 est.) | |
Egypt | $31 billion (2000 est.) | $35.26 billion (2005 est.) | |
El Salvador | $4.1 billion (2000 est.) | $8.087 billion (2005 est.) | |
Equatorial Guinea | $290 million (1999 est.) | $353 million (2005 est.) | |
Eritrea | $281 million (2000 est.) | $311 million (2000 est.) | |
Estonia | $1.6 billion (2000 est.) | $11.03 billion (2005 est.) | |
Ethiopia | $10 billion (1999 est.) | $5.101 billion (2005 est.) | |
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | $NA | $NA | |
Faroe Islands | $64 million (1999) | $64 million (1999) | |
Fiji | $193 million (1998) | $127 million (2004 est.) | |
Finland | $30 billion (December 1993) | $211.7 billion (30 June 2005) | |
France | $106 billion (1998) | $2.826 trillion (30 June 2005) | |
French Guiana | $1.2 billion (1988) | $800.3 million (2003) | |
French Polynesia | $NA | $NA | |
Gabon | $3.9 billion (2000 est.) | $3.903 billion (2005 est.) | |
Gambia, The | $440 million (2001 est.) | $628.8 million (2003 est.) | |
Gaza Strip | $108 million (1997 est.) (includes West Bank) | $0; note - includes West Bank (2002) | |
Georgia | $1.9 billion (2000) | $2.04 billion (2004) | |
Germany | $NA | $3.626 trillion (30 June 2005) | |
Ghana | $7 billion (1999 est.) | $6.999 billion (2005 est.) | |
Gibraltar | $NA | $NA (2000 est.) | |
Greece | $57 billion (2000 est.) | $75.18 billion (2005 est.) | |
Greenland | $25 million (1999) | $25 million (1999) | |
Grenada | $182.8 million (1998) | $347 million (2004) | |
Guadeloupe | $NA | $NA | |
Guam | $NA | $NA | |
Guatemala | $4.7 billion (2000 est.) | $5.503 billion (2005 est.) | |
Guernsey | $NA | $NA | |
Guinea | $3.6 billion (1999 est.) | $3.46 billion (2003 est.) | |
Guinea-Bissau | $964 million (1998 est.) | $941.5 million (2000 est.) | |
Guyana | $1.1 billion (2000) | $1.2 billion (2002) | |
Haiti | $1 billion (1998 est.) | $1.313 billion (2005 est.) | |
Honduras | $5.4 billion (2000) | $5.795 billion (2005 est.) | |
Hong Kong | $48.1 billion (1999) | $72.04 billion (2005 est.) | |
Hungary | $29.6 billion (2000) | $66.22 billion (2005 est.) | |
Iceland | $2.6 billion (1999) | $3.073 billion (2002) | |
India | $99.6 billion (2000) | $125.5 billion (2005 est.) | |
Indonesia | $144 billion (2000 est.) | $135 billion (2005 est.) | |
Iran | $7.5 billion (2000 est.) | $19.06 billion (2005 est.) | |
Iraq | $139 billion (2000 est.) | $92.33 billion (2005 est.) | |
Ireland | $11 billion (1998) | $1.049 trillion (30 June 2005) | |
Isle of Man | $NA | $NA | |
Israel | $38 billion (2000 est.) | $75.55 billion (2005 est.) | |
Italy | $NA | $922.5 billion (2005 est.) | |
Jamaica | $4.7 billion (2000 est.) | $7.162 billion (2005 est.) | |
Japan | $NA | $1.545 trillion (31 December 2004) | |
Jersey | none | $NA | |
Jordan | $8 billion (2000 est.) | $8.528 billion (2005 est.) | |
Kazakhstan | $12.5 billion (2000 est.) | $41.66 billion (2005 est.) | |
Kenya | $6.2 billion (2000) | $7.391 billion (2005 est.) | |
Kiribati | $10 million (1999 est.) | $10 million (1999 est.) | |
Korea, North | $12 billion (1996 est.) | $12 billion (1996 est.) | |
Korea, South | $137 billion (November 2000) | $153.9 billion (2005 est.) | |
Kuwait | $6.9 billion (2000 est.) | $16.12 billion (2005 est.) | |
Kyrgyzstan | $1.4 billion (2000 est.) | $2.428 billion (31 December 2004 est.) | |
Laos | $2.46 billion (1998 est.) | $2.49 billion (2001) | |
Latvia | $800 million (2000 est.) | $10.8 billion (1 January 2006) | |
Lebanon | $9.6 billion (2000 est.) | $26 billion (2005 est.) | |
Lesotho | $720 million (2000 est.) | $735 million (2002) | |
Liberia | $3 billion (1999 est.) | $3.2 billion (2005 est.) | |
Libya | $4.1 billion (2000 est.) | $4.267 billion (2005 est.) | |
Liechtenstein | $0 (1996) | $0 (2001) | |
Lithuania | $2.5 billion (2000 est.) | $11.7 billion (2 February 2006) | |
Luxembourg | $NA | $NA | |
Macau | $1.7 billion (1997) | $3.1 billion (2004) | |
Macedonia | - | $2.19 billion (2005 est.) | |
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of | $1.4 billion (2000) | - | |
Madagascar | $4.4 billion (1999) | $4.6 billion (2002) | |
Malawi | $2.9 billion (2000 est.) | $3.287 billion (2005 est.) | |
Malaysia | $41.8 billion (2000 est.) | $52 billion (2005 est.) | |
Maldives | $237 million (2000 est.) | $304 million (2004 est.) | |
Mali | $3 billion (1999) | $2.8 billion (2002) | |
Malta | $130 million (1997) | $188.8 million (2005) | |
Marshall Islands | $125 million (FY96/97 est.) | $86.5 million (FY99/00 est.) | |
Martinique | $180 million (1994) | $180 million (1994) | |
Mauritania | $2.1 billion (1999) | $2.5 billion (2000) | |
Mauritius | $1.9 billion (1998 est.) | $3.246 billion (2005 est.) | |
Mayotte | $NA | $NA | |
Mexico | $162 billion (2000) | $137.2 billion (2005 est.) | |
Micronesia, Federated States of | $111 million (1997 est.) | $60.8 million (FY05 est.) | |
Moldova | $900 million (2000) | $1.986 billion (2005 est.) | |
Monaco | $NA | $18 billion (2000 est.) | |
Mongolia | $760 million (2000 est.) | $1.36 billion (2004) | |
Montenegro | - | NA | |
Montserrat | $8.9 million (1997) | $8.9 million (1997) | |
Morocco | $18.4 billion (2000 est.) | $15.61 billion (2005 est.) | |
Mozambique | $1.4 billion (2000 est.) | $5.456 billion (2005 est.) | |
Namibia | $217 million (2000 est.) | $712.9 million (2005 est.) | |
Nauru | $33.3 million | $33.3 million (2002) | |
Nepal | $2.4 billion (1997) | $3.34 billion (March 2005) | |
Netherlands | $0 | $1.645 trillion (30 June 2005) | |
Netherlands Antilles | $1.35 billion (1996) | $2.68 billion (2004) | |
New Caledonia | $79 million (1998 est.) | $79 million (1998 est.) | |
New Zealand | $30.8 billion (2000 est.) | $42.84 billion (2005 est.) | |
Nicaragua | $6.4 billion (2000 est.) | $3.188 billion (2005 est.) | |
Niger | $1.3 billion (1999 est.) | $2.1 billion (2003 est.) | |
Nigeria | $32 billion (2000 est.) | $32.45 billion (2005 est.) | |
Niue | $NA | $418,000 (2002 est.) | |
Norfolk Island | $NA | $NA | |
Northern Mariana Islands | $NA | $NA | |
Norway | $0 (Norway is a net external creditor) | $281 billion; note - Norway is a net external creditor (30 June 2005) | |
Oman | $4.5 billion (2000 est.) | $4.361 billion (2005 est.) | |
Pakistan | $38 billion (2000 est.) | $38.8 billion (2005 est.) | |
Palau | $0 (FY99/00) | $0 (FY99/00) | |
Panama | $7.56 billion (2000 est.) | $9.758 billion (2005 est.) | |
Papua New Guinea | $2.9 billion (2000 est.) | $1.882 billion (2005 est.) | |
Paraguay | $3 billion (2000 est.) | $3.45 billion (2005 est.) | |
Peru | $31 billion (2000 est.) | $30.94 billion (2005 est.) | |
Philippines | $52 billion (1999) | $65.71 billion (2005 est.) | |
Pitcairn Islands | $NA | - | |
Poland | $57 billion (2000) | $101.5 billion (2005 est.) | |
Portugal | $13.1 billion (1997 est.) | $287.8 billion (2005 est.) | |
Puerto Rico | $NA | $NA | |
Qatar | $13.1 billion (2000 est.) | $21.13 billion (2005 est.) | |
Reunion | $NA | $NA | |
Romania | $9.3 billion (2000 est.) | $35.68 billion (2005 est.) | |
Russia | $163 billion (2000 est.) | $215.3 billion (2005 est.) | |
Rwanda | $1.3 billion (1999) | $1.4 billion (2004 est.) | |
Saint Helena | $NA | $NA | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | $115.1 million (1998) | $314 million (2004) | |
Saint Lucia | $131.6 million (1998) | $257 million (2004) | |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | $NA | $NA | |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | $99.3 million (1998) | $223 million (2004) | |
Samoa | $180 million (1998 est.) | $177 million (2004) | |
San Marino | $NA | $NA | |
Sao Tome and Principe | $268 million (2000) | $318 million (2002) | |
Saudi Arabia | $26.3 billion (2000 est.) | $36.78 billion (2005 est.) | |
Senegal | $4.1 billion (1998 est.) | $3.529 billion (2005 est.) | |
Serbia | - | $15.43 billion (including Montenegro) (2005 est.) | |
Seychelles | $240 million (1999 est.) | $508 million (2005 est.) | |
Sierra Leone | $1.28 billion (1999) | $1.61 billion (2003 est.) | |
Singapore | $9.7 billion (2000) | $23.76 billion (2005 est.) | |
Slovakia | $10.3 billion (2000 est.) | $26.94 billion (2005 est.) | |
Slovenia | $6.2 billion (2000) | $18.97 billion (2005 est.) | |
Solomon Islands | $152.4 million (1998) | $166 million (2004) | |
Somalia | $2.6 billion (1999 est.) | $3 billion (2001 est.) | |
South Africa | $25.6 billion (2000 est.) | $29.97 billion (2005 est.) | |
Spain | $90 billion (1993 est.) | $970.7 billion (2005 est.) | |
Sri Lanka | $9.9 billion (2000) | $11.05 billion (2005 est.) | |
Sudan | $24.9 billion (2000 est.) | $27.34 billion (2005 est.) | |
Suriname | $512 million (2000 est.) | $504.3 million (2005 est.) | |
Swaziland | $281 million (2000 est.) | $357 million (2003 est.) | |
Sweden | $66.5 billion (1994) | $516.1 billion (30 June 2005) | |
Switzerland | $NA | $856 billion (30 June 2005) | |
Syria | $22 billion (2000 est.) | $8.566 billion; note - excludes military debt and debt to Russia (2005 est.) | |
Taiwan | $40 billion (2000) | $87.5 billion (2005 est.) | |
Tajikistan | $1.3 billion (1999 est.) | $888 million (2004 est.) | |
Tanzania | $6.8 billion (2000 est.) | $8.178 billion (2005 est.) | |
Thailand | $90 billion (2000 est.) | $52.46 billion (2005 est.) | |
Togo | $1.5 billion (1999) | $2 billion (2005) | |
Tokelau | $0 | $0 | |
Tonga | $62 million (1998) | $80.7 million (2004) | |
Trinidad and Tobago | $2.8 billion (2000 est.) | $2.767 billion (2005 est.) | |
Tunisia | $13 billion (2000 est.) | $16.09 billion (2005 est.) | |
Turkey | $109 billion (2000 est.) | $170.1 billion (2005 est.) | |
Turkmenistan | $2.5 billion (2000 est.) | $2.4 billion to $5 billion (2001 est.) | |
Turks and Caicos Islands | $NA | $NA | |
Tuvalu | $NA | $NA | |
Uganda | $3.6 billion (2000 est.) | $4.973 billion (2005 est.) | |
Ukraine | $10.3 billion (2000) | $23.93 billion (2005 est.) | |
United Arab Emirates | $12.6 billion (2000 est.) | $34.47 billion (2005 est.) | |
United Kingdom | $NA | $7.107 trillion (30 June 2005) | |
United States | $862 billion (1995 est.) | $8.837 trillion (30 June 2005 est.) | |
Uruguay | $8 billion (2000 est.) | $13.24 billion (2005 est.) | |
Uzbekistan | $3.3 billion (1999 est.) | $5.032 billion (2005 est.) | |
Vanuatu | $48 million (1997 est.) | $81.2 million (2004) | |
Venezuela | $34 billion (2000) | $41.51 billion (2005 est.) | |
Vietnam | $13.2 billion (2000) | $20.16 billion (2005 est.) | |
Virgin Islands | $NA | $NA | |
Wallis and Futuna | $NA | $3.67 million $NA | |
West Bank | $108 million (includes Gaza Strip) (1997 est.) | $0; note - includes Gaza Strip (2002) | |
Western Sahara | $NA | $NA | |
World | $2 trillion for less developed countries (2000 est.) | $36.89 trillion
note: this figure is the sum total of all countries' external debt, both public and private (2004 est.) |
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Yemen | $4.4 billion (2000) | $5.347 billion (2005 est.) | |
Yugoslavia | $14.1 billion (1999 est.) | - | |
Zambia | $6.5 billion (2000) | $4.641 billion (2005 est.) | |
Zimbabwe | $4.1 billion (2000 est.) | $5.216 billion (2005 est.) |