| | Debt - external (2002) | Debt - external (2001) |
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Afghanistan |
$5.5 billion (1996 est.) |
$5.5 billion (1996 est.) |
 |
Albania |
$784 million (2000) |
$1 billion (2000) |
 |
Algeria |
$24.7 billion (2001 est.) |
$25 billion (2000 est.) |
 |
American Samoa |
$NA |
$NA |
 |
Andorra |
$NA |
$NA |
 |
Angola |
$10.4 billion (2001 est.) |
$10.8 billion (2000 est.) |
 |
Anguilla |
$8.8 million (1998) |
$8.8 million (1998) |
 |
Antigua and Barbuda |
$231 million (1999) |
$357 million (1998) |
 |
Argentina |
$155 billion (2001 est.) |
$154 billion (2000 est.) |
 |
Armenia |
$839 million (June 2001) |
$836 million (January 2001) |
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Aruba |
$285 million (1996) |
$285 million (1996) |
 |
Australia |
$176.8 billion (2001 est.) |
$220.6 billion (2000) |
 |
Austria |
$12.1 billion (2001 est.) |
$16 billion (1999) |
 |
Azerbaijan |
$1.4 billion (2002) |
$1 billion (2000) |
 |
Bahamas, The |
$381.9 million (2000) |
$385.8 million (2000 est.) |
 |
Bahrain |
$2.8 billion (2000) |
$2.7 billion (2000) |
 |
Bangladesh |
$17 billion (2000) (2000) |
$17 billion (2000) |
 |
Barbados |
$425 million |
$425 million (2000 est.) |
 |
Belarus |
$770 million (2001 est.) |
$1 billion (2000 est.) |
 |
Belgium |
$28.3 billion (1999 est.) |
$28.3 billion (1999 est.) |
 |
Belize |
$500 million (2000 est.) |
$338 million (1998) |
 |
Benin |
$1.18 billion (2000) |
$1.6 billion (1998 est.) |
 |
Bermuda |
$145 million (FY99/00) |
$NA |
 |
Bhutan |
$245 million (1998) |
$120 million (1998) |
 |
Bolivia |
$5.8 billion (2001 est.) |
$6.6 billion (2000) |
 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
$2.8 billion (2001) |
$3.4 billion (2000 est.) |
 |
Botswana |
$325 million (2001) |
$455 million (2000) |
 |
Brazil |
$251 billion (2001) (2001) |
$232 billion (2000) |
 |
British Virgin Islands |
$36.1 million (1997) |
$36.1 million (1997) |
 |
Brunei |
$0 |
$0 |
 |
Bulgaria |
$10.3 billion (2001 est.) |
$10.4 billion (2000 est.) |
 |
Burkina Faso |
$1.5 billion (1999) |
$1.3 billion (1997) |
 |
Burma |
$6 billion |
$6 billion (FY99/00 est.) |
 |
Burundi |
$1.12 billion (2001 est.) |
$1.12 billion (1999 est.) |
 |
Cambodia |
$829 million (1999 est.) |
$829 million (1999 est.) |
 |
Cameroon |
$10.9 billion (2000 est.) |
$10.9 billion (2000 est.) |
 |
Canada |
$1.9 billion (2000) (2000) |
$1.9 billion (2000) |
 |
Cape Verde |
$301 million (2000) |
$260 million (2000) |
 |
Cayman Islands |
$70 million (1996) |
$70 million (1996) |
 |
Central African Republic |
$881.4 million (2000 est.) |
$790 million (1999 est.) |
 |
Chad |
$1.1 billion (2000 est.) |
$1 billion (1999 est.) |
 |
Chile |
$39.6 billion (2001) (2001) |
$39 billion (2000) |
 |
China |
$149.4 billion (2002 est.) |
$162 billion (2000 est.) |
 |
Christmas Island |
$NA |
$NA |
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Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
$NA |
$NA |
 |
Colombia |
$39 billion (2001 est.) |
$34 billion (2000 est.) |
 |
Comoros |
$225 million |
$197 million (1997 est.) |
 |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
$12.9 billion (2000 est.) |
$13 billion (1998 est.) |
 |
Congo, Republic of the |
$5 billion (1999 est.) |
$5 billion (1999 est.) |
 |
Cook Islands |
$141 million (1996 est.) |
$141 million (1996 est.) |
 |
Costa Rica |
$4.6 billion (2001 est.) |
$4.2 billion (2000 est.) |
 |
Cote d'Ivoire |
$13.3 billion (2000 est.) |
$13.9 billion (2000 est.) |
 |
Croatia |
$16.5 billion (2001) |
$9.9 billion (December 1999) |
 |
Cuba |
$12.3 billion (convertible currency, 2000 est.); another $15 billion -$20 billion owed to Russia (2001) (2002 est.) |
$11.1 billion (convertible currency, 1999); another $15 billion -$20 billion owed to Russia (2000) |
 |
Cyprus |
Greek Cypriot area: $NA; Turkish Cypriot area: $NA |
Greek Cypriot area: $NA; Turkish Cypriot area: $NA |
 |
Czech Republic |
$24.6 billion (2001) |
$21.3 billion (2000) |
 |
Denmark |
$21.7 billion (2000) |
$21.7 billion (2000) |
 |
Djibouti |
$366 million (2002 est.) |
$356 million (1999 est.) |
 |
Dominica |
$150 million (2000) (2000) |
$108.9 million (1999) |
 |
Dominican Republic |
$5.4 billion (2001 est.) |
$4.7 billion (2000 est.) |
 |
East Timor |
$NA |
- |
 |
Ecuador |
$14 billion (2001) (2001) |
$15 billion (1999) |
 |
Egypt |
$29 billion (2001 est.) |
$31 billion (2000 est.) |
 |
El Salvador |
$4.9 billion (2001 est.) |
$4.1 billion (2000 est.) |
 |
Equatorial Guinea |
$225 million (2000 est.) |
$290 million (1999 est.) |
 |
Eritrea |
$281 million (2000 est.) |
$281 million (2000 est.) |
 |
Estonia |
$3.3 billion (2001 est.) |
$1.6 billion (2000 est.) |
 |
Ethiopia |
$5.3 billion (2001 est.) |
$10 billion (1999 est.) |
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Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) |
$NA |
$NA |
 |
Faroe Islands |
$64 million (1999) |
$64 million (1999) |
 |
Fiji |
$162.7 million (1999) |
$193 million (1998) |
 |
Finland |
$30 billion (December 1993) |
$30 billion (December 1993) |
 |
France |
$106 billion (1998) |
$106 billion (1998) |
 |
French Guiana |
$1.2 billion (1988) (1988) |
$1.2 billion (1988) |
 |
French Polynesia |
$NA |
$NA |
 |
Gabon |
$3.6 billion (2001 est.) |
$3.9 billion (2000 est.) |
 |
Gambia, The |
$440 million (2001 est.) |
$440 million (2001 est.) |
 |
Gaza Strip |
$108 million (includes West Bank) (1997 est.) |
$108 million (1997 est.) (includes West Bank) |
 |
Georgia |
$1.7 billion (2001) |
$1.9 billion (2000) |
 |
Germany |
$NA |
$NA |
 |
Ghana |
$5.96 billion (2001 est.) |
$7 billion (1999 est.) |
 |
Gibraltar |
$NA |
$NA |
 |
Greece |
$63.4 billion (2002 est.) |
$57 billion (2000 est.) |
 |
Greenland |
$25 million (1999) (1999) |
$25 million (1999) |
 |
Grenada |
$196 million (2000) (2000) |
$182.8 million (1998) |
 |
Guadeloupe |
$NA |
$NA |
 |
Guam |
$NA |
$NA |
 |
Guatemala |
$4.5 billion (2001 est.) |
$4.7 billion (2000 est.) |
 |
Guernsey |
$NA |
$NA |
 |
Guinea |
$3.6 billion (1999 est.) |
$3.6 billion (1999 est.) |
 |
Guinea-Bissau |
$931 million (1999 est.) |
$964 million (1998 est.) |
 |
Guyana |
$1.1 billion (2000) (2000) |
$1.1 billion (2000) |
 |
Haiti |
$1.2 billion (1999) (1999) |
$1 billion (1998 est.) |
 |
Honduras |
$5.6 billion (2001) (2001) |
$5.4 billion (2000) |
 |
Hong Kong |
$58.8 billion (2001 est.) |
$48.1 billion (1999) |
 |
Hungary |
$31.5 billion (2002 est.) |
$29.6 billion (2000) |
 |
Iceland |
$2.6 billion (1999) |
$2.6 billion (1999) |
 |
India |
$100.6 billion (end-March 2001) (2001 est.) |
$99.6 billion (2000) |
 |
Indonesia |
$135 billion (2001 est.) |
$144 billion (2000 est.) |
 |
Iran |
$8.2 billion (2002 est.) |
$7.5 billion (2000 est.) |
 |
Iraq |
$62.2 billion (2001 est.) |
$139 billion (2000 est.) |
 |
Ireland |
$11 billion (1998) (1998) |
$11 billion (1998) |
 |
Isle of Man |
$NA |
$NA |
 |
Israel |
$42.8 billion (2001 est.) |
$38 billion (2000 est.) |
 |
Italy |
$NA |
$NA |
 |
Jamaica |
$5.2 billion (2001 est.) |
$4.7 billion (2000 est.) |
 |
Japan |
$NA |
$NA |
 |
Jersey |
none |
none |
 |
Jordan |
$8.2 billion (2002 est.) |
$8 billion (2000 est.) |
 |
Kazakhstan |
$11.6 billion (2001 est.) |
$12.5 billion (2000 est.) |
 |
Kenya |
$8 billion (2001 est.) |
$6.2 billion (2000) |
 |
Kiribati |
$10 million (1999 est.) |
$10 million (1999 est.) |
 |
Korea, North |
$12 billion (1996 est.) |
$12 billion (1996 est.) |
 |
Korea, South |
$128.2 billion (2001) |
$137 billion (November 2000) |
 |
Kuwait |
$6.9 billion (2000 est.) |
$6.9 billion (2000 est.) |
 |
Kyrgyzstan |
$1.6 billion (2001 est.) |
$1.4 billion (2000 est.) |
 |
Laos |
$2.53 billion (1999) |
$2.46 billion (1998 est.) |
 |
Latvia |
$3.4 billion (2000 est.) |
$800 million (2000 est.) |
 |
Lebanon |
$8.4 billion (2001 est.) |
$9.6 billion (2000 est.) |
 |
Lesotho |
$715 million (2001 est.) |
$720 million (2000 est.) |
 |
Liberia |
$2.1 billion (2000 est.) |
$3 billion (1999 est.) |
 |
Libya |
$4.7 billion (2001 est.) |
$4.1 billion (2000 est.) |
 |
Liechtenstein |
$0 (1996) (2001) |
$0 (1996) |
 |
Lithuania |
$5.8 billion (2002 est.) |
$2.5 billion (2000 est.) |
 |
Luxembourg |
$NA |
$NA |
 |
Macau |
$1.5 billion (1998) |
$1.7 billion (1997) |
 |
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of |
$1.3 billion (2001 est.) |
$1.4 billion (2000) |
 |
Madagascar |
$4.5 billion (2000) |
$4.4 billion (1999) |
 |
Malawi |
$2.8 billion (2001 est.) |
$2.9 billion (2000 est.) |
 |
Malaysia |
$44.7 billion (2001 est.) |
$41.8 billion (2000 est.) |
 |
Maldives |
$237 million (2000 est.) |
$237 million (2000 est.) |
 |
Mali |
$3.3 billion (2000) |
$3 billion (1999) |
 |
Malta |
$130 million (1997) (1997) |
$130 million (1997) |
 |
Marshall Islands |
$86.5 million |
$125 million (FY96/97 est.) |
 |
Martinique |
$180 million (1994) (1994) |
$180 million (1994) |
 |
Mauritania |
$1.6 billion (2000) (2000) |
$2.1 billion (1999) |
 |
Mauritius |
$2.3 billion (2000 est.) |
$1.9 billion (1998 est.) |
 |
Mayotte |
$NA |
$NA |
 |
Mexico |
$191 billion (2001) (2001) |
$162 billion (2000) |
 |
Micronesia, Federated States of |
$66.5 million |
$111 million (1997 est.) |
 |
Moldova |
$1.3 billion (2002) |
$900 million (2000) |
 |
Monaco |
$NA |
$NA |
 |
Mongolia |
$760 million (2000 est.) |
$760 million (2000 est.) |
 |
Montserrat |
$8.9 million (1997) (1997) |
$8.9 million (1997) |
 |
Morocco |
$19 billion (2001 est.) |
$18.4 billion (2000 est.) |
 |
Mozambique |
$1 billion (2001 est.) |
$1.4 billion (2000 est.) |
 |
Namibia |
$217 million (2000 est.) |
$217 million (2000 est.) |
 |
Nauru |
$33.3 million |
$33.3 million |
 |
Nepal |
$2.55 billion (FY00/01) |
$2.4 billion (1997) |
 |
Netherlands |
- |
$0 |
 |
Netherlands Antilles |
$1.35 billion (1996) (1996) |
$1.35 billion (1996) |
 |
New Caledonia |
$79 million (1998 est.) |
$79 million (1998 est.) |
 |
New Zealand |
$31.1 billion (2001 est.) |
$30.8 billion (2000 est.) |
 |
Nicaragua |
$6.1 billion (2001 est.) |
$6.4 billion (2000 est.) |
 |
Niger |
$1.6 billion (1999 est.) |
$1.3 billion (1999 est.) |
 |
Nigeria |
$32 billion (2000 est.) |
$32 billion (2000 est.) |
 |
Niue |
$NA |
$NA |
 |
Norfolk Island |
$NA |
$NA |
 |
Northern Mariana Islands |
$NA |
$NA |
 |
Norway |
$0 (Norway is a net external creditor) |
$0 (Norway is a net external creditor) |
 |
Oman |
$5.3 billion (2000 est.) |
$4.5 billion (2000 est.) |
 |
Pakistan |
$31.5 billion (2001 est.) |
$38 billion (2000 est.) |
 |
Palau |
$0 (FY99/00) |
$0 (FY99/00) |
 |
Panama |
$7.6 billion (2001 est.) |
$7.56 billion (2000 est.) |
 |
Papua New Guinea |
$2.6 billion (2000 est.) |
$2.9 billion (2000 est.) |
 |
Paraguay |
$2.9 billion (2001 est.) |
$3 billion (2000 est.) |
 |
Peru |
$33.1 billion (2001 est.) |
$31 billion (2000 est.) |
 |
Philippines |
$50 billion (2001) |
$52 billion (1999) |
 |
Pitcairn Islands |
$NA |
$NA |
 |
Poland |
$64 billion (2000) |
$57 billion (2000) |
 |
Portugal |
$13.1 billion (1997 est.) |
$13.1 billion (1997 est.) |
 |
Puerto Rico |
$NA |
$NA |
 |
Qatar |
$13.1 billion (2000 est.) |
$13.1 billion (2000 est.) |
 |
Reunion |
$NA |
$NA |
 |
Romania |
$11.6 billion (2001 est.) |
$9.3 billion (2000 est.) |
 |
Russia |
$149 billion (2001 est.) |
$163 billion (2000 est.) |
 |
Rwanda |
$1.3 billion (2000 est.) |
$1.3 billion (1999) |
 |
Saint Helena |
$NA |
$NA |
 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
$140 million (2000) (2000) |
$115.1 million (1998) |
 |
Saint Lucia |
$214 million (2000) (2000) |
$131.6 million (1998) |
 |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon |
$NA |
$NA |
 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
$167.2 million (2000) (2000) |
$99.3 million (1998) |
 |
Samoa |
$192 million (1999) |
$180 million (1998 est.) |
 |
San Marino |
$NA |
$NA |
 |
Sao Tome and Principe |
$253.8 million (2000) (2000) |
$268 million (2000) |
 |
Saudi Arabia |
$23.8 billion (2001 est.) |
$26.3 billion (2000 est.) |
 |
Senegal |
$3.1 billion (2002 est.) |
$4.1 billion (1998 est.) |
 |
Serbia and Montenegro |
$9.2 billion (2001 est.) |
- |
 |
Seychelles |
$240 million (1999 est.) |
$240 million (1999 est.) |
 |
Sierra Leone |
$1.3 billion (2000) |
$1.28 billion (1999) |
 |
Singapore |
$8.3 billion (2001 est.) |
$9.7 billion (2000) |
 |
Slovakia |
$9.6 billion (2002 est.) |
$10.3 billion (2000 est.) |
 |
Slovenia |
$7.9 billion (2001) |
$6.2 billion (2000) |
 |
Solomon Islands |
$137 million (2001 est.) |
$152.4 million (1998) |
 |
Somalia |
$2.6 billion (2000 est.) |
$2.6 billion (1999 est.) |
 |
South Africa |
$25.5 billion (2001 est.) |
$25.6 billion (2000 est.) |
 |
Spain |
$90 billion (1993 est.) |
$90 billion (1993 est.) |
 |
Sri Lanka |
$9.9 billion (2000) |
$9.9 billion (2000) |
 |
Sudan |
$24.9 billion (2000 est.) |
$24.9 billion (2000 est.) |
 |
Suriname |
$512 million (2000 est.) |
$512 million (2000 est.) |
 |
Swaziland |
$336 million (2001 est.) |
$281 million (2000 est.) |
 |
Sweden |
$66.5 billion (1994) (1994) |
$66.5 billion (1994) |
 |
Switzerland |
$NA |
$NA |
 |
Syria |
$22 billion (2001 est.) |
$22 billion (2000 est.) |
 |
Taiwan |
$40 billion (2000) |
$40 billion (2000) |
 |
Tajikistan |
$1.23 billion (2000 est.) |
$1.3 billion (1999 est.) |
 |
Tanzania |
$6.8 billion (2000 est.) |
$6.8 billion (2000 est.) |
 |
Thailand |
$69.4 billion (2001 est.) |
$90 billion (2000 est.) |
 |
Togo |
$1.5 billion (1999) (1999) |
$1.5 billion (1999) |
 |
Tokelau |
$0 |
$0 |
 |
Tonga |
$57.5 million (June 2001) |
$62 million (1998) |
 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
$2.2 billion (2000 est.) |
$2.8 billion (2000 est.) |
 |
Tunisia |
$11.5 billion (2001 est.) |
$13 billion (2000 est.) |
 |
Turkey |
$118.3 billion (September 2001 ) |
$109 billion (2000 est.) |
 |
Turkmenistan |
$2.3 billion to $5 billion (2001 est.) |
$2.5 billion (2000 est.) |
 |
Turks and Caicos Islands |
$NA |
$NA |
 |
Tuvalu |
$NA |
$NA |
 |
Uganda |
$3.4 billion (2001 est.) |
$3.6 billion (2000 est.) |
 |
Ukraine |
$11.8 billion (2001) |
$10.3 billion (2000) |
 |
United Arab Emirates |
$12.6 billion (2001 est.) |
$12.6 billion (2000 est.) |
 |
United Kingdom |
$NA |
$NA |
 |
United States |
$862 billion (1995 est.) |
$862 billion (1995 est.) |
 |
Uruguay |
$7.7 billion (2001 est.) |
$8 billion (2000 est.) |
 |
Uzbekistan |
$5.1 billion (2001 est.) |
$3.3 billion (1999 est.) |
 |
Vanuatu |
$64.6 million (1999 est.) |
$48 million (1997 est.) |
 |
Venezuela |
$34.5 billion (2000) (2000) |
$34 billion (2000) |
 |
Vietnam |
$13.2 billion (2000) |
$13.2 billion (2000) |
 |
Virgin Islands |
$NA |
$NA |
 |
Wallis and Futuna |
$NA |
$NA |
 |
West Bank |
$108 million (includes Gaza Strip) (1997 est.) |
$108 million (includes Gaza Strip) (1997 est.) |
 |
Western Sahara |
$NA |
$NA |
 |
World |
$2 trillion for less developed countries (2001 est.) |
$2 trillion for less developed countries (2000 est.) |
 |
Yemen |
$4.7 billion (2001) |
$4.4 billion (2000) |
 |
Yugoslavia |
- |
$14.1 billion (1999 est.) |
 |
Zambia |
$5.8 billion (2001) |
$6.5 billion (2000) |
 |
Zimbabwe |
$5 billion (2001 est.) |
$4.1 billion (2000 est.) |