|   |   | Debt - external (2002) | Debt - external (2003) | 
				  | 
				Afghanistan | 
				$5.5 billion (1996 est.) | 
				NA (1996 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Algeria | 
				$24.7 billion (2001 est.) | 
				$21.6 billion (2002 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Angola | 
				$10.4 billion (2001 est.) | 
				$9.9 billion (2002 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Armenia | 
				$839 million (June 2001) | 
				$905 million (June 2001) | 
				
				  | 
				Australia | 
				$176.8 billion (2001 est.) | 
				$176.8 billion (yearend 2002 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Bahamas, The | 
				$381.9 million (2000) | 
				$371.6 million (2001) | 
				
				  | 
				Bahrain | 
				$2.8 billion (2000) | 
				$3.7 billion (2002) | 
				
				  | 
				Bangladesh | 
				$17 billion (2000) (2000) | 
				$16.5 billion (2002) | 
				
				  | 
				Barbados | 
				$425 million | 
				$692 million (2002) | 
				
				  | 
				Belarus | 
				$770 million (2001 est.) | 
				$851 million (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Belize | 
				$500 million (2000 est.) | 
				$475 million (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Benin | 
				$1.18 billion (2000) | 
				$1.6 billion (2000) | 
				
				  | 
				Bermuda | 
				$145 million (FY99/00) | 
				$145 million (FY 99/00) | 
				
				  | 
				Bhutan | 
				$245 million (1998) | 
				$245 million (2000) | 
				
				  | 
				Bolivia | 
				$5.8 billion (2001 est.) | 
				$5.9 billion (2002 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Botswana | 
				$325 million (2001) | 
				$360 million (2002) | 
				
				  | 
				Brazil | 
				$251 billion (2001) (2001) | 
				$222.4 billion (2002) | 
				
				  | 
				Bulgaria | 
				$10.3 billion (2001 est.) | 
				$10.3 billion (yearend 2002) | 
				
				  | 
				Burkina Faso | 
				$1.5 billion (1999) | 
				$1.3 billion (2000) | 
				
				  | 
				Burma | 
				$6 billion | 
				$6.1 billion (2002 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Burundi | 
				$1.12 billion (2001 est.) | 
				$1.14 billion (2001) | 
				
				  | 
				Cameroon | 
				$10.9 billion (2000 est.) | 
				$8.6 billion (2002 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Canada | 
				$1.9 billion (2000) (2000) | 
				$1.9 billion $NA (2000) | 
				
				  | 
				Cape Verde | 
				$301 million (2000) | 
				$325 million (2002) | 
				
				  | 
				Chile | 
				$39.6 billion (2001) (2001) | 
				$40.4 billion (2002) | 
				
				  | 
				Colombia | 
				$39 billion (2001 est.) | 
				$38.4 billion (2002 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Comoros | 
				$225 million | 
				$232 million (2000 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Congo, Republic of the | 
				$5 billion (1999 est.) | 
				$5 billion (2000 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Costa Rica | 
				$4.6 billion (2001 est.) | 
				$4.8 billion (2002 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Cote d'Ivoire | 
				$13.3 billion (2000 est.) | 
				$10.3 billion (2002 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Croatia | 
				$16.5 billion (2001) | 
				$16.5 billion (yearend 2002 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Cuba | 
				$12.3 billion (convertible currency, 2000 est.); another $15 billion -$20 billion owed to Russia (2001) (2002 est.) | 
				$12.3 billion (convertible currency); another $15 billion -$20 billion owed to Russia (2002 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Cyprus | 
				Greek Cypriot area: $NA; Turkish Cypriot area: $NA | 
				Greek Cypriot area: $8 billion; Turkish Cypriot area: $NA (2002) | 
				
				  | 
				Czech Republic | 
				$24.6 billion (2001) | 
				$23.8 billion (2002) | 
				
				  | 
				Dominica | 
				$150 million (2000) (2000) | 
				$161.5 million (2001) | 
				
				  | 
				Dominican Republic | 
				$5.4 billion (2001 est.) | 
				$4.8 billion (2002 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Ecuador | 
				$14 billion (2001) (2001) | 
				$14.4 billion (2002) | 
				
				  | 
				Egypt | 
				$29 billion (2001 est.) | 
				$30.5 billion (2002 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				El Salvador | 
				$4.9 billion (2001 est.) | 
				$5.6 billion (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Equatorial Guinea | 
				$225 million (2000 est.) | 
				$248 million (2000 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Eritrea | 
				$281 million (2000 est.) | 
				$311 million (2000 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Fiji | 
				$162.7 million (1999) | 
				$135.9 million (2000) | 
				
				  | 
				France | 
				$106 billion (1998) | 
				NA (1998) | 
				
				  | 
				French Guiana | 
				$1.2 billion (1988) (1988) | 
				$1.2 billion (1988) | 
				
				  | 
				Gabon | 
				$3.6 billion (2001 est.) | 
				$3.8 billion (2002 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Gambia, The | 
				$440 million (2001 est.) | 
				$476 million (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Ghana | 
				$5.96 billion (2001 est.) | 
				$7.2 billion (2002 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Greenland | 
				$25 million (1999) (1999) | 
				$25 million (1999) | 
				
				  | 
				Grenada | 
				$196 million (2000) (2000) | 
				$196 million (2000) | 
				
				  | 
				Guatemala | 
				$4.5 billion (2001 est.) | 
				$4.9 billion (2002 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Guinea | 
				$3.6 billion (1999 est.) | 
				$3.4 billion (2000 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Guinea-Bissau | 
				$931 million (1999 est.) | 
				$941.5 million (2000 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Guyana | 
				$1.1 billion (2000) (2000) | 
				$1.2 billion (2002) | 
				
				  | 
				Haiti | 
				$1.2 billion (1999) (1999) | 
				$1.2 billion (1999) | 
				
				  | 
				Honduras | 
				$5.6 billion (2001) (2001) | 
				$5.4 billion (2002) | 
				
				  | 
				Hong Kong | 
				$58.8 billion (2001 est.) | 
				$49.5 billion (2002 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				India | 
				$100.6 billion (end-March 2001) (2001 est.) | 
				$100.6 billion (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Indonesia | 
				$135 billion (2001 est.) | 
				$131 billion (2002 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Iran | 
				$8.2 billion (2002 est.) | 
				$8.7 billion (2002 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Iraq | 
				$62.2 billion (2001 est.) | 
				$120 billion (2002 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Ireland | 
				$11 billion (1998) (1998) | 
				$11 billion (1998) | 
				
				  | 
				Italy | 
				$NA | 
				NA | 
				
				  | 
				Jamaica | 
				$5.2 billion (2001 est.) | 
				$5.3 billion (2002 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Kazakhstan | 
				$11.6 billion (2001 est.) | 
				$6.6 billion (2002 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Kenya | 
				$8 billion (2001 est.) | 
				$5.7 billion (2002 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Korea, South | 
				$128.2 billion (2001) | 
				$135.2 billion (yearend 2002 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Kuwait | 
				$6.9 billion (2000 est.) | 
				$10.4 billion (2000 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Kyrgyzstan | 
				$1.6 billion (2001 est.) | 
				$1.5 billion (2002 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Lebanon | 
				$8.4 billion (2001 est.) | 
				$9.3 billion (2002 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Lesotho | 
				$715 million (2001 est.) | 
				$735 million (2002) | 
				
				  | 
				Libya | 
				$4.7 billion (2001 est.) | 
				$4.4 billion (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Liechtenstein | 
				$0 (1996) (2001) | 
				$0 (2001) | 
				
				  | 
				Macau | 
				$1.5 billion (1998) | 
				$255 million (2000 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Madagascar | 
				$4.5 billion (2000) | 
				$4.6 billion (2002) | 
				
				  | 
				Malawi | 
				$2.8 billion (2001 est.) | 
				$2.9 billion (2002) | 
				
				  | 
				Malaysia | 
				$44.7 billion (2001 est.) | 
				$47.5 billion (2002 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Maldives | 
				$237 million (2000 est.) | 
				$281 million (2003 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Malta | 
				$130 million (1997) (1997) | 
				$130 million (1997) | 
				
				  | 
				Marshall Islands | 
				$86.5 million | 
				$86.5 million (FY 99/00 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Martinique | 
				$180 million (1994) (1994) | 
				$180 million (1994) | 
				
				  | 
				Mauritania | 
				$1.6 billion (2000) (2000) | 
				$2.5 billion (2000) | 
				
				  | 
				Mauritius | 
				$2.3 billion (2000 est.) | 
				$2.4 billion (2002 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Mexico | 
				$191 billion (2001) (2001) | 
				$150 billion (2000 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Micronesia, Federated States of | 
				$66.5 million | 
				$53.1 million (FY 02/03 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Mongolia | 
				$760 million (2000 est.) | 
				$913 million (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Montserrat | 
				$8.9 million (1997) (1997) | 
				$8.9 million (1997) | 
				
				  | 
				Morocco | 
				$19 billion (2001 est.) | 
				$17.7 billion (2002 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Mozambique | 
				$1 billion (2001 est.) | 
				$966 million (2002 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Namibia | 
				$217 million (2000 est.) | 
				$517 million (2002 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Nepal | 
				$2.55 billion (FY00/01) | 
				$2.55 billion (FY 00/01) | 
				
				  | 
				Netherlands Antilles | 
				$1.35 billion (1996) (1996) | 
				$1.35 billion (1996) | 
				
				  | 
				New Zealand | 
				$31.1 billion (2001 est.) | 
				$33 billion (2002 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Nicaragua | 
				$6.1 billion (2001 est.) | 
				$5.8 billion (2002 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Nigeria | 
				$32 billion (2000 est.) | 
				$29.7 billion (2002 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Niue | 
				$NA | 
				$418,000 (2002 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Oman | 
				$5.3 billion (2000 est.) | 
				$5.7 billion (2002 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Pakistan | 
				$31.5 billion (2001 est.) | 
				$32.3 billion (2002 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Palau | 
				$0 (FY99/00) | 
				$0 (FY 99/00) | 
				
				  | 
				Panama | 
				$7.6 billion (2001 est.) | 
				$7 billion (2002 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Papua New Guinea | 
				$2.6 billion (2000 est.) | 
				$2.8 billion (2002 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Paraguay | 
				$2.9 billion (2001 est.) | 
				$3.2 billion (2002 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Peru | 
				$33.1 billion (2001 est.) | 
				$29.2 billion (2002 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Philippines | 
				$50 billion (2001) | 
				$60.3 billion (2002) | 
				
				  | 
				Poland | 
				$64 billion (2000) | 
				$64 billion (2002) | 
				
				  | 
				Qatar | 
				$13.1 billion (2000 est.) | 
				$15.4 billion (2002 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Romania | 
				$11.6 billion (2001 est.) | 
				$13.7 billion (2002 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Russia | 
				$149 billion (2001 est.) | 
				$153.5 billion (yearend 2002) | 
				
				  | 
				Saint Kitts and Nevis | 
				$140 million (2000) (2000) | 
				$171 million (2001) | 
				
				  | 
				Saint Lucia | 
				$214 million (2000) (2000) | 
				$214 million (2000) | 
				
				  | 
				Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 
				$167.2 million (2000) (2000) | 
				$167.2 million (2000) | 
				
				  | 
				Samoa | 
				$192 million (1999) | 
				$197 million (2000) | 
				
				  | 
				Sao Tome and Principe | 
				$253.8 million (2000) (2000) | 
				$253.8 million (2000) | 
				
				  | 
				Saudi Arabia | 
				$23.8 billion (2001 est.) | 
				$25.9 billion (2003 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Seychelles | 
				$240 million (1999 est.) | 
				$170 million (2002 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Sierra Leone | 
				$1.3 billion (2000) | 
				$1.5 billion (2002 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Singapore | 
				$8.3 billion (2001 est.) | 
				$8.2 billion (2002 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				South Africa | 
				$25.5 billion (2001 est.) | 
				$24.7 billion (2002 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Sri Lanka | 
				$9.9 billion (2000) | 
				$9.8 billion (2002) | 
				
				  | 
				Sudan | 
				$24.9 billion (2000 est.) | 
				$15.8 billion (2002 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Suriname | 
				$512 million (2000 est.) | 
				$321 million (2002 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Swaziland | 
				$336 million (2001 est.) | 
				$320 million (2002 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Sweden | 
				$66.5 billion (1994) (1994) | 
				$66.5 billion (1994) | 
				
				  | 
				Syria | 
				$22 billion (2001 est.) | 
				$22 billion (2002 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Taiwan | 
				$40 billion (2000) | 
				$24.7 billion (2002) | 
				
				  | 
				Tajikistan | 
				$1.23 billion (2000 est.) | 
				$1 billion (2002 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Tanzania | 
				$6.8 billion (2000 est.) | 
				$6.8 billion (2002 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Thailand | 
				$69.4 billion (2001 est.) | 
				$62.5 billion (2002 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Togo | 
				$1.5 billion (1999) (1999) | 
				$1.4 billion (2000) | 
				
				  | 
				Trinidad and Tobago | 
				$2.2 billion (2000 est.) | 
				$2.8 billion (2002 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Tunisia | 
				$11.5 billion (2001 est.) | 
				$13.6 billion (2003 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Turkey | 
				$118.3 billion (September 2001 ) | 
				$118.3 billion (Yearend 2001) | 
				
				  | 
				Turkmenistan | 
				$2.3 billion to $5 billion (2001 est.) | 
				$2.4 billion to $5 billion (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Uganda | 
				$3.4 billion (2001 est.) | 
				$2.8 billion (2002 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Ukraine | 
				$11.8 billion (2001) | 
				$14.2 billion (2002) | 
				
				  | 
				United Arab Emirates | 
				$12.6 billion (2001 est.) | 
				$18.5 billion (2002 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Uruguay | 
				$7.7 billion (2001 est.) | 
				$11.8 billion (2002 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Uzbekistan | 
				$5.1 billion (2001 est.) | 
				$4.6 billion (2002 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Vanuatu | 
				$64.6 million (1999 est.) | 
				$68.6 million (2000 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Venezuela | 
				$34.5 billion (2000) (2000) | 
				$38.2 billion (2000) | 
				
				  | 
				Vietnam | 
				$13.2 billion (2000) | 
				$14.1 billion (2001) | 
				
				  | 
				World | 
				$2 trillion for less developed countries (2001 est.) | 
				$2 trillion for less developed countries (2002 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Yemen | 
				$4.7 billion (2001) | 
				$6.2 billion (2002) | 
				
				  | 
				Zimbabwe | 
				$5 billion (2001 est.) | 
				$3.9 billion (2002 est.) |