Debt - external (2003) | Debt - external (2008) | ||
Afghanistan | NA (1996 est.) | $8 billion in bilateral debt, mostly to Russia; Afghanistan has $500 million in debt to Multilateral Development Banks (2004) | |
Albania | $784 million (2000) | $1.55 billion (2004) | |
Algeria | $21.6 billion (2002 est.) | $3.358 billion (31 December 2007 est.) | |
American Samoa | $NA | $NA | |
Andorra | $NA | $NA | |
Angola | $9.9 billion (2002 est.) | $8.835 billion (31 December 2007 est.) | |
Anguilla | $8.8 million (1998) | $8.8 million (1998) | |
Antigua and Barbuda | $231 million (1999) | $359.8 million (June 2006) | |
Argentina | $155 billion (2001 est.) | $118 billion (30 September 2007) | |
Armenia | $905 million (June 2001) | $1.372 billion (31 December 2007 est.) | |
Aruba | $285 million (1996) | $478.6 million (2005 est.) | |
Australia | $176.8 billion (yearend 2002 est.) | $757.9 billion (30 June 2007) | |
Austria | $12.1 billion (2001 est.) | $752.5 billion (30 June 2007) | |
Azerbaijan | $1.4 billion (2002) | $2.022 billion (31 December 2007 est.) | |
Bahamas, The | $371.6 million (2001) | $342.6 million (2004 est.) | |
Bahrain | $3.7 billion (2002) | $7.692 billion (31 December 2007 est.) | |
Bangladesh | $16.5 billion (2002) | $20.25 billion (31 December 2007 est.) | |
Barbados | $692 million (2002) | $668 million (2003) | |
Belarus | $851 million (2001 est.) | $9.272 billion (30 June 2007) | |
Belgium | $28.3 billion (1999 est.) | $1.313 trillion (30 June 2007) | |
Belize | $475 million (2001 est.) | $1.2 billion (June 2005 est.) | |
Benin | $1.6 billion (2000) | $1.2 billion (2007) | |
Bermuda | $145 million (FY 99/00) | $160 million (FY99/00) | |
Bhutan | $245 million (2000) | $593 million (2004) | |
Bolivia | $5.9 billion (2002 est.) | $3.8 billion (31December 2007 est.) | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | $2.8 billion (2001) | $7.057 billion (31 December 2007 est.) | |
Botswana | $360 million (2002) | $513 million (31 December 2007 est.) | |
Brazil | $222.4 billion (2002) | $230.3 billion (30 June 2007) | |
British Virgin Islands | $36.1 million (1997) | $36.1 million (1997) | |
Brunei | $0 | $0 (2005) | |
Bulgaria | $10.3 billion (yearend 2002) | $29.29 billion (30 June 2007) | |
Burkina Faso | $1.3 billion (2000) | $1.33 billion (2007) | |
Burma | $6.1 billion (2002 est.) | $6.914 billion (31 December 2007 est.) | |
Burundi | $1.14 billion (2001) | $1.2 billion (2003) | |
Cambodia | $829 million (1999 est.) | $3.98 billion (31 December 2007 est.) | |
Cameroon | $8.6 billion (2002 est.) | $2.449 billion (31 December 2007 est.) | |
Canada | $1.9 billion $NA (2000) | $758.6 billion (30 June 2007) | |
Cape Verde | $325 million (2002) | $325 million (2002) | |
Cayman Islands | $70 million (1996) | $70 million (1996) | |
Central African Republic | $881.4 million (2000 est.) | $1.153 billion (2007 est.) | |
Chad | $1.1 billion (2000 est.) | $1.6 billion (2005 est.) | |
Chile | $40.4 billion (2002) | $49.18 billion (30 June 2007) | |
China | $149.4 billion (2002 est.) | $363 billion (31 December 2007 est.) | |
Christmas Island | $NA | - | |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | $NA | - | |
Colombia | $38.4 billion (2002 est.) | $43.3 billion (30 June 2007) | |
Comoros | $232 million (2000 est.) | $232 million (2000 est.) | |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the | $12.9 billion (2000 est.) | $10 billion (2006 est.) | |
Congo, Republic of the | $5 billion (2000 est.) | $5 billion (2000 est.) | |
Cook Islands | $141 million (1996 est.) | $141 million (1996 est.) | |
Costa Rica | $4.8 billion (2002 est.) | $7.163 billion (30 June 2007) | |
Cote d'Ivoire | $10.3 billion (2002 est.) | $10.91 billion (31 December 2007 est.) | |
Croatia | $16.5 billion (yearend 2002 est.) | $41.56 billion (30 June 2007) | |
Cuba | $12.3 billion (convertible currency); another $15 billion -$20 billion owed to Russia (2002 est.) | $16.79 billion (convertible currency); another $15-20 billion owed to Russia (31 December 2007 est.) | |
Cyprus | Greek Cypriot area: $8 billion; Turkish Cypriot area: $NA (2002) | area under government control: $26.12 billion
area administered by Turkish Cypriots: $NA (31 December 2007 est.) |
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Czech Republic | $23.8 billion (2002) | $61.74 billion (30 June 2007) | |
Denmark | $21.7 billion (2000) | $492.6 billion (30 June 2007) | |
Djibouti | $366 million (2002 est.) | $428 million (2006) | |
Dominica | $161.5 million (2001) | $213 million (2004) | |
Dominican Republic | $4.8 billion (2002 est.) | $8.842 billion (31 December 2007 est.) | |
East Timor | $NA | - | |
Ecuador | $14.4 billion (2002) | $17.56 billion (31 October 2007) | |
Egypt | $30.5 billion (2002 est.) | $29.9 billion (30 June 2007) | |
El Salvador | $5.6 billion (2001 est.) | $5.444 billion (December 2007) | |
Equatorial Guinea | $248 million (2000 est.) | $288 million (31 December 2007 est.) | |
Eritrea | $311 million (2000 est.) | $311 million (2000 est.) | |
Estonia | $3.3 billion (2001 est.) | $20.24 billion (30 June 2007) | |
Ethiopia | $5.3 billion (2001 est.) | $3.793 billion (31 December 2007 est.) | |
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | $NA | $NA | |
Faroe Islands | $64 million (1999) | $64 million (1999) | |
Fiji | $135.9 million (2000) | $127 million (2004 est.) | |
Finland | $30 billion (December 1993) | $271.2 billion (30 June 2007) | |
France | NA (1998) | $4.396 trillion (30 June 2007) | |
French Guiana | $1.2 billion (1988) | - | |
French Polynesia | $NA | $NA | |
Gabon | $3.8 billion (2002 est.) | $3.579 billion (31 December 2007 est.) | |
Gambia, The | $476 million (2001 est.) | $628.8 million (2003 est.) | |
Gaza Strip | $108 million (includes West Bank) (1997 est.) | $NA | |
Georgia | $1.7 billion (2001) | $4.5 billion (2007) | |
Germany | $NA | $4.489 trillion (30 June 2007) | |
Ghana | $7.2 billion (2002 est.) | $3.387 billion (31 December 2007 est.) | |
Gibraltar | $NA | $NA | |
Greece | $63.4 billion (2002 est.) | $371.5 billion (30 June 2007) | |
Greenland | $25 million (1999) | $25 million (1999) | |
Grenada | $196 million (2000) | $347 million (2004) | |
Guadeloupe | $NA | - | |
Guam | $NA | $NA | |
Guatemala | $4.9 billion (2002 est.) | $5.561 billion (31 December 2007 est.) | |
Guernsey | $NA | $NA | |
Guinea | $3.4 billion (2000 est.) | $3.298 billion (31 December 2007 est.) | |
Guinea-Bissau | $941.5 million (2000 est.) | $941.5 million (2000 est.) | |
Guyana | $1.2 billion (2002) | $1.2 billion (2002) | |
Haiti | $1.2 billion (1999) | $1.248 billion (31 December 2007 est.) | |
Honduras | $5.4 billion (2002) | $3.871 billion (31 December 2007 est.) | |
Hong Kong | $49.5 billion (2002 est.) | $588 billion (2007 est.) | |
Hungary | $31.5 billion (2002 est.) | $142.9 billion (30 June 2007) | |
Iceland | $2.6 billion (1999) | $3.073 billion (2002) | |
India | $100.6 billion (2001 est.) | $165.4 billion (30 June 2007) | |
Indonesia | $131 billion (2002 est.) | $137.2 billion (30 June 2007) | |
Iran | $8.7 billion (2002 est.) | $13.8 billion (31 December 2007 est.) | |
Iraq | $120 billion (2002 est.) | $56.31 billion (31 December 2007 est.) | |
Ireland | $11 billion (1998) | $1.841 trillion (30 June 2007) | |
Isle of Man | $NA | $NA | |
Israel | $42.8 billion (2001 est.) | $87.43 billion (30 June 2007) | |
Italy | NA | $2.345 trillion (30 June 2007) | |
Jamaica | $5.3 billion (2002 est.) | $7.138 billion (31 December 2007 est.) | |
Japan | $NA | $1.492 trillion (30 June 2007) | |
Jersey | none | $NA | |
Jordan | $8.2 billion (2002 est.) | $7.483 billion (31 December 2007 est.) | |
Kazakhstan | $6.6 billion (2002 est.) | $92.08 billion (30 June 2007) | |
Kenya | $5.7 billion (2002 est.) | $7.715 billion (31 December 2007 est.) | |
Kiribati | $10 million (1999 est.) | $10 million (1999 est.) | |
Korea, North | $12 billion (1996 est.) | $12.5 billion (2001 est.) | |
Korea, South | $135.2 billion (yearend 2002 est.) | $342.7 billion (30 September 2007) | |
Kosovo | - | Serbia continued to pay Kosovo's external debt, which it claimed was around $1.2 billion; Kosovo was willing to accept around $900 million, according to the national bank of Serbia (2007) | |
Kuwait | $10.4 billion (2000 est.) | $33.61 billion (31 December 2007 est.) | |
Kyrgyzstan | $1.5 billion (2002 est.) | $2.966 billion (30 June 2007) | |
Laos | $2.53 billion (1999) | $3.179 billion (2006) | |
Latvia | $3.4 billion (2000 est.) | $29.85 billion (30 June 2007) | |
Lebanon | $9.3 billion (2002 est.) | $34.67 billion (31 December 2007 est.) | |
Lesotho | $735 million (2002) | $693 million (31 December 2007 est.) | |
Liberia | $2.1 billion (2000 est.) | $3.2 billion (2005 est.) | |
Libya | $4.4 billion (2001 est.) | $4.837 billion (31 December 2007 est.) | |
Liechtenstein | $0 (2001) | $0 (2001) | |
Lithuania | $5.8 billion (2002 est.) | $22.7 billion (30 June 2007) | |
Luxembourg | $NA | $NA | |
Macau | $255 million (2000 est.) | $0 (2006) | |
Macedonia | - | $2.561 billion (31 December 2007 est.) | |
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of | $1.3 billion (2001 est.) | - | |
Madagascar | $4.6 billion (2002) | $4.6 billion (2002) | |
Malawi | $2.9 billion (2002) | $622 million (31 December 2007 est.) | |
Malaysia | $47.5 billion (2002 est.) | $57.83 billion (30 June 2007) | |
Maldives | $281 million (2003 est.) | $482 million (2006 est.) | |
Mali | $3.3 billion (2000) | $2.8 billion (2002) | |
Malta | $130 million (1997) | $188.8 million (2005) | |
Marshall Islands | $86.5 million (FY 99/00 est.) | $86.5 million (FY99/00 est.) | |
Martinique | $180 million (1994) | - | |
Mauritania | $2.5 billion (2000) | $2.5 billion (2000) | |
Mauritius | $2.4 billion (2002 est.) | $2.583 billion (31 December 2007 est.) | |
Mayotte | $NA | $NA | |
Mexico | $150 billion (2000 est.) | $182 billion (30 June 2007) | |
Micronesia, Federated States of | $53.1 million (FY 02/03 est.) | $60.8 million (FY05 est.) | |
Moldova | $1.3 billion (2002) | $2.774 billion (30 June 2007) | |
Monaco | $NA | $18 billion (2000 est.) | |
Mongolia | $913 million (2001 est.) | $1.38 billion (2005) | |
Montenegro | - | $650 million (2006) | |
Montserrat | $8.9 million (1997) | $8.9 million (1997) | |
Morocco | $17.7 billion (2002 est.) | $16.86 billion (31 December 2007 est.) | |
Mozambique | $966 million (2002 est.) | $4.284 billion (31 December 2007 est.) | |
Namibia | $517 million (2002 est.) | $1.429 billion (31 December 2007 est.) | |
Nauru | $33.3 million | $33.3 million (2002) | |
Nepal | $2.55 billion (FY 00/01) | $3.07 billion (March 2006) | |
Netherlands | - | $2.277 trillion (30 June 2007) | |
Netherlands Antilles | $1.35 billion (1996) | $2.68 billion (2004) | |
New Caledonia | $79 million (1998 est.) | $79 million (1998 est.) | |
New Zealand | $33 billion (2002 est.) | $50.02 billion (31 December 2007 est.) | |
Nicaragua | $5.8 billion (2002 est.) | $3.702 billion (31 December 2007 est.) | |
Niger | $1.6 billion (1999 est.) | $2.1 billion (2003 est.) | |
Nigeria | $29.7 billion (2002 est.) | $5.815 billion (31 December 2007 est.) | |
Niue | $418,000 (2002 est.) | $418,000 (2002 est.) | |
Norfolk Island | $NA | $NA | |
Northern Mariana Islands | $NA | $NA | |
Norway | $0 (Norway is a net external creditor) | $469.1 billion; note - Norway is a net external creditor (30 June 2007) | |
Oman | $5.7 billion (2002 est.) | $3.483 billion (31 December 2007 est.) | |
Pakistan | $32.3 billion (2002 est.) | $40.32 billion (31 December 2007 est.) | |
Palau | $0 (FY 99/00) | $0 (FY99/00) | |
Panama | $7 billion (2002 est.) | $10.56 billion (31 December 2007 est.) | |
Papua New Guinea | $2.8 billion (2002 est.) | $1.814 billion (31 December 2007 est.) | |
Paraguay | $3.2 billion (2002 est.) | $3.632 billion (31 December 2007 est.) | |
Peru | $29.2 billion (2002 est.) | $27.81 billion (31 December 2007 est.) | |
Philippines | $60.3 billion (2002) | $62.84 billion (31 December 2007 est.) | |
Pitcairn Islands | $NA | - | |
Poland | $64 billion (2002) | $187.8 billion (30 June 2007) | |
Portugal | $13.1 billion (1997 est.) | $415.5 billion (30 June 2007) | |
Puerto Rico | $NA | $NA | |
Qatar | $15.4 billion (2002 est.) | $31.07 billion (31 December 2007 est.) | |
Reunion | $NA | - | |
Romania | $13.7 billion (2002 est.) | $85.86 billion (31 December 2007 est.) | |
Russia | $153.5 billion (yearend 2002) | $384.8 billion (30 June 2007) | |
Rwanda | $1.3 billion (2000 est.) | $1.4 billion (2004 est.) | |
Saint Helena | $NA | $NA | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | $171 million (2001) | $314 million (2004) | |
Saint Lucia | $214 million (2000) | $257 million (2004) | |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | $NA | $NA | |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | $167.2 million (2000) | $223 million (2004) | |
Samoa | $197 million (2000) | $177 million (2004) | |
San Marino | $NA | $NA | |
Sao Tome and Principe | $253.8 million (2000) | $318 million (2002) | |
Saudi Arabia | $25.9 billion (2003 est.) | $52.89 billion (31 December 2007 est.) | |
Senegal | $3.1 billion (2002 est.) | $1.604 billion (31 December 2007 est.) | |
Serbia | - | $28.24 billion (includes Montenegro) (2007 est.) | |
Serbia and Montenegro | $9.2 billion (2001 est.) | - | |
Seychelles | $170 million (2002 est.) | $957 million (31 December 2007 est.) | |
Sierra Leone | $1.5 billion (2002 est.) | $1.61 billion (2003 est.) | |
Singapore | $8.2 billion (2002 est.) | $25.53 billion (31 December 2007 est.) | |
Slovakia | $9.6 billion (2002 est.) | $36.66 billion (30 June 2007) | |
Slovenia | $7.9 billion (2001) | $40.42 billion (30 June 2007) | |
Solomon Islands | $137 million (2001 est.) | $166 million (2004) | |
Somalia | $2.6 billion (2000 est.) | $3 billion (2001 est.) | |
South Africa | $24.7 billion (2002 est.) | $64.8 billion (30 September 2007) | |
Spain | $90 billion (1993 est.) | $2.047 trillion (30 June 2007 est.) | |
Sri Lanka | $9.8 billion (2002) | $13.52 billion (31 December 2007 est.) | |
Sudan | $15.8 billion (2002 est.) | $29.6 billion (31 December 2007 est.) | |
Suriname | $321 million (2002 est.) | $504.3 million (2005 est.) | |
Swaziland | $320 million (2002 est.) | $538.6 million (31 December 2007 est.) | |
Sweden | $66.5 billion (1994) | $598.2 billion (30 June 2006) | |
Switzerland | $NA | $1.34 trillion (30 June 2007) | |
Syria | $22 billion (2002 est.) | $6.61 billion (31 December 2007 est.) | |
Taiwan | $24.7 billion (2002) | $85.8 billion (31 December 2007) | |
Tajikistan | $1 billion (2002 est.) | $1.308 billion (31 December 2007 est.) | |
Tanzania | $6.8 billion (2002 est.) | $4.984 billion (31 December 2007 est.) | |
Thailand | $62.5 billion (2002 est.) | $58.6 billion (30 June 2007) | |
Togo | $1.4 billion (2000) | $2 billion (2005) | |
Tokelau | $0 | - | |
Tonga | $57.5 million (June 2001) | $80.7 million (2004) | |
Trinidad and Tobago | $2.8 billion (2002 est.) | $3.025 billion (31 December 2007 est.) | |
Tunisia | $13.6 billion (2003 est.) | $18.56 billion (December 2007) | |
Turkey | $118.3 billion (Yearend 2001) | $226.4 billion (30 June 2007) | |
Turkmenistan | $2.4 billion to $5 billion (2001 est.) | $2.4 billion to $5 billion (2001 est.) | |
Turks and Caicos Islands | $NA | $NA | |
Tuvalu | $NA | $NA | |
Uganda | $2.8 billion (2002 est.) | $1.39 billion (31 December 2007 est.) | |
Ukraine | $14.2 billion (2002) | $65.38 billion (30 June 2007) | |
United Arab Emirates | $18.5 billion (2002 est.) | $41.51 billion (31 December 2007 est.) | |
United Kingdom | $NA | $10.45 trillion (30 June 2007) | |
United States | $862 billion (1995 est.) | $12.25 trillion (30 June 2007) | |
Uruguay | $11.8 billion (2002 est.) | $12 billion (30 September 2007) | |
Uzbekistan | $4.6 billion (2002 est.) | $5.398 billion (31 December 2007 est.) | |
Vanuatu | $68.6 million (2000 est.) | $81.2 million (2004) | |
Venezuela | $38.2 billion (2000) | $45.44 billion (31 December 2007 est.) | |
Vietnam | $14.1 billion (2001) | $24.41 billion (31 December 2007 est.) | |
Virgin Islands | $NA | $NA | |
Wallis and Futuna | $NA | $3.67 million (2004) | |
West Bank | $108 million (includes Gaza Strip) (1997 est.) | $NA | |
Western Sahara | $NA | $NA | |
World | $2 trillion for less developed countries (2002 est.) | $54.31 trillion
note: this figure is the sum total of all countries' external debt, both public and private (2004 est.) |
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Yemen | $6.2 billion (2002) | $6.122 billion (31 December 2007 est.) | |
Zambia | $5.8 billion (2001) | $2.798 billion (31 December 2007 est.) | |
Zimbabwe | $3.9 billion (2002 est.) | $4.876 billion (31 December 2007 est.) |